About Christoph Schwarz
Lived 1545 – 1592 (aged 46–47). Christoph Schwarz was a German painter, visual artist and designer.
Christoph Schwartz, Schwarz, or Schovarts (c. 1545 in München – April 15, 1592) was a German court painter.
Biography Houbraken remarked that he died the same year that Adrian de Bie was born. He took his information from Joachim von Sandrart's Teutsche Akademie. According to him, Schwartz was born in Ingolstadt and made many frescos and oil paintings while in the service of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria.
According to the RKD, he died in 1592 and was the student of Johann Melchior Bocksberger, with whom he painted frescoes in Augsburg and Wasserburg am Inn.
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Who was Christoph Schwarz?
German artist (1545-1592)
When was Christoph Schwarz born?
Christoph Schwarz was born in 1545 in Munich.
When did Christoph Schwarz die?
Christoph Schwarz died on 15 April 1592 in Munich.
What was Christoph Schwarz's occupation?
Christoph Schwarz was a painter, visual artist and designer.
What nationality was Christoph Schwarz?
Christoph Schwarz was German.
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