About Paul Dax
Lived 1503 – 1561 (aged 57–58). Paul Dax was an Austrian painter and cartographer.
Paul Dax (1503–1561) was an artist from the Holy Roman Empire. Paul Dax is known for his self-portrait dating to 1530, considered to be the earliest autonomous self-portrait from Austria.
Dax was born in the Tyrol. He led a very unsteady life, and after having gained reputation as a painter, he gave up art, and entered the army, engaging in several campaigns and the sieges of Naples, Florence, and Vienna.
In 1530 he devoted himself to glass-painting, and his works, which are of considerable merit, are now in the court-house of Innsbruck, and in the town-hall at Ensisheim, Alsace. He also published several maps of his country. His death occurred in 1561.
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Who was Paul Dax?
Austrian artist (1503-1561)
When was Paul Dax born?
Paul Dax was born in 1503 in Sterzing.
When did Paul Dax die?
Paul Dax died in 1561 in Innsbruck.
What was Paul Dax's occupation?
Paul Dax was a painter and cartographer.
What nationality was Paul Dax?
Paul Dax was Austrian.
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