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Artists›Hans von Aachen

Hans von Aachen

1552–1615

WA-00036951

PaintingMannerism

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None documented

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WikidataQ152835

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2 cross-verified · 2 single-source

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152835
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Hans von Aachen was a German painter who was one of the leading representatives of Northern Mannerism.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 11d ago

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (14)

Allegory on the Turkish Wars

1600 · pen and brown and black inks with watercolor over graphite on laid paper

overall (diameter): 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Salomé

1600 · Black chalk and brush and gray wash, heightened with touches of white gouache, over traces of charcoal, on cream laid paper

18.9 × 14.8 cm (7 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Madonna Enthroned with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist

1589 · pen and brown ink with brown wash over traces of graphite, heightened with white gouache, incised throughout and verso reddened for transfer, on laid paper

sheet: 22.8 x 33.8 cm (9 x 13 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Ecce Homo

1585 · Pen and brown ink and gray wash over black chalk

14 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (36.2 x 27.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ecce Homo

1585 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk

14 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (36.2 x 27.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Putti Holding Swan

1572 · Pen and gray ink, with brush and gray wash, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card

10.6 × 12.5 cm (4 3/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Madonna and Child with Saints Elizabeth, John and Anne

1572 · Pen and brownish-black ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with touches of white gouache, on lunette-shaped tan laid paper

30.1 × 19.6 cm (11 7/8 × 7 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Venus te midden van kunsten en wetenschap

1562 · pen on paper, ink

width: 290 cm, height: 185 cm

Rijksmuseum

Judith and Holofernes

1552 · pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash on laid paper; laid down

overall: 26.8 x 41.3 cm (10 9/16 x 16 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Allegory of the Battle at Selimbar (October 28, 1599)

1552 · Pen and brown ink, brown and and red wash, over a sketch in red chalk

sheet: 9 7/16 x 9 15/16 in. (24 x 25.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Tobias and the Angel

1552 · Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash

sheet: 9 x 8 1/16 in. (22.9 x 20.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Allegory of the Battle at Selimbar (October 28, 1599)

1552 · Pen and brown ink, brown and and red wash, over a sketch in red chalk

sheet: 9 7/16 x 9 15/16 in. (24 x 25.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tobias and the Angel

1552 · Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash

sheet: 9 x 8 1/16 in. (22.9 x 20.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Opwekking van Lazarus

1510 · brush on ink, chalk, paper

height: 247 cm, width: 398 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Artwork sources (4)

14 published of 14 catalogued · 11 with image

The Met
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Art Institute Chicago
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Nga
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Rijksmuseum
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Venus te midden van kunsten en wetenschap
1562 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Opwekking van Lazarus
1510 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Mannerism

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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