About Johann Melchior Roos
Lived 1663 – 1731 (aged 67–68). Johann Melchior Roos was a German painter, printmaker and artist.
Johann Melchior Roos (December 27, 1663 – 1731) was a German Baroque painter.
Biography According to the RKD He was born in Heidelberg and learned to paint from his father, the landscape painter Johann Heinrich Roos. In 1682-1685 he studied at the drawing academy of the Confrerie Pictura in the Hague, and in 1686 he travelled to Rome where he worked with his brother Philipp Peter Roos (Rosa di Tivoli) in Italy. He is known for Italianate landscapes with animals and portraits. He died in 1731 in Braunschweig.
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Who was Johann Melchior Roos?
German painter (1663-1731)
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Johann Melchior Roos was born on 27 December 1663 in Heidelberg.
When did Johann Melchior Roos die?
Johann Melchior Roos died in 1731 in Brunswick.
What was Johann Melchior Roos's occupation?
Johann Melchior Roos was a painter, printmaker and artist.
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Johann Melchior Roos was German.
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