About Johann Baptist Ruel
Lived 1634 – 1685 (aged 50–51). Johann Baptist Ruel was a Dutch painter.
Johann Baptist Ruel, or de Ruel or de Rull, was born at Antwerp in 1634. He was introduced as a singer to the court of the Elector of Mayence, and was there instructed in painting by Jan Thomas. He afterwards settled at Würzburg, where he executed altar-pieces and portraits. A portrait by him is in the Munich Gallery. He died in 1685, or, according to others, in 1715.
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Who was Johann Baptist Ruel?
Flemish painter (c.1634-1685)
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Johann Baptist Ruel was born in 1634 in Antwerp.
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Johann Baptist Ruel died on 20 June 1685 in Würzburg.
What was Johann Baptist Ruel's occupation?
Johann Baptist Ruel was a painter.
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Johann Baptist Ruel was Dutch.
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