Johann Liss

(1597–1629) Baroque painter (1597–1630)

Johann Liss (Germany, 1597–1629) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a designer. By year of birth, Johann Liss belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Johann Liss was born in Oldenburg in Holstein and died in Venice. Johann Liss worked in Venice. Johann Liss became a member of Bentvueghels.

One of the best-known works is ‘The Death of Cleopatra’. The catalogue has 34 works by Johann Liss with free images. The dated works span the years 1610–1730. Works by Johann Liss are held by several collections, among them Gallerie dell'Accademia, Museet för sköna konster, Budapest, Gemäldegalerie, and Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Georg Flegel, Francis Cleyn, Bartholomäus, the younger Strobel, Goffredo Wals, and Jacques Linard.

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