About Jonas Umbach
Lived 1624 – 1693 (aged 68–69). Jonas Umbach was a German painter, draftsperson, printmaker and graphic artist.
Jonas Umbach (c. 1624–1693) was a German painter, designer, and engraver. Born in Augsburg, he became cabinet painter to the Bishop of Augsburg, and produced many landscapes with cattle; also kitchen pieces, feathered game, and a few historical subjects in chiaroscuro. He also etched 230 plates of biblical, historical, and mythological scenes and landscapes. Among these there are:
Christ on the Mount of Olives Trains of Children and Nereids Two Duck-shooters lying in Wait Landscapes with Ruins Bacchanals and Infant Sports
He died in Augsburg in 1693.
There was a younger Jonas Umbach, but there are no particulars respecting him, except that he drew portraits.
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Who was Jonas Umbach?
German painter and engraver (1624-1693)
When was Jonas Umbach born?
Jonas Umbach was born in 1624 in Augsburg.
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Jonas Umbach died in 1693 in Augsburg.
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Jonas Umbach was a painter, draftsperson, printmaker and graphic artist.
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Jonas Umbach was German.
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