Andreas Stech
Paintings
Portrait of a boy with a red bow and a jabot
Walk on the outskirts of Gdansk
Andreas Stech or Andrzej Stech [1] ( September 9, 1635 in Slupsk, d. January 12, 1697 in Gdansk) - Gdansk painter and draftsman of the Baroque period.
Life
He was the son of the painter Heinrich Stech from Lübeck. In 1636 his family arrived in Gdansk. P In 1658 he married the daughter of a master, the widow of the painter Augustus Ranischu. After the death of his first wife, he married Adelgunde, daughter of Nicias Wulf. From the first marriage had five, the second of four children. In 1662 he became the master of the guild on the basis of the work: Appointment St. Andrew and Croesus staring at the flames. In 1667 he received the citizenship of Gdansk. In 1673 was juror. From 1677 he worked for King Jan III Sobieski. His brother was also a painter.
He painted religious paintings, portraits, still lifes, historical and allegorical scenes. On request the authorities of Gdansk performed numerous portraits and designs for tapestries . He painted religious paintings for churches urban Protestant and Catholic churches in Gdansk, Oliwa and Pelplin. Much of the work performed for King Jan III Sobieski, including unsaved ceiling paintings in the Palace of Wilanow. As a portraitist patterns combined with the tradition of Dutch painters of portraits created by Daniel Schultz. In religious art was influenced by Flemish painting, mainly by Peter Paul Rubens. In the years 1689-1696, with the participation of students, the band performed 15 paintings to galleries Cistercian monastery of monks. For the best images, the Foundation monastery in Pogódkach (1675). This large-format composition shows historical event that took place in 1258. The artist has updated costumes and architecture, which resembles that of his interior of the church in Pelplin. European success was as an illustrator of scientific works of Johannes Hevelius (30 drawings to Machineae coelestis) and naturalist James BREYNE (37 drawings of flowers to exoticarum Icones plantarum).
Selected works
Still life with a Squirrel - 1658 oil on canvas, 90 x 122 cm, Gallery of Ancient Art National Museum, Gdańsk
Portrait of Peter Fabri - approx. 1663 oil on canvas, 114 x 84 cm, Gallery of Ancient Art National Museum, Gdańsk
Portrait of a man with two flowers - 1666 oil on canvas, 84 x 75 cm, Gallery of Ancient Art National Museum, Gdańsk
Appointment St. Matthias the Apostle - 1670 oil on canvas, 238 x 128 cm, the Cathedral of Pelplin
Christ on the road to Emmaus - 1670, oil on canvas, 47 x 112 cm, the Cathedral of Pelplin
Portrait of Jan Hein - approx. 1670 oil on canvas, 95 x 72 cm, private, Połczyn
Walk behind the walls of Gdansk - approx. 1670 oil on canvas, 86.2 x 113 cm, Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig
St. Rose of Lima - 1671 oil on copper plate, 152 x 105 cm, Church of Sts. Nicholas in Gdansk
St. Rose with Jesus - 1671, oil on copper plate, 0.50 x 0.50 cm, Church of Sts. Nicholas in Gdansk
Martyrdom of Saint. Andrew - 1672 oil on canvas, 232 x 139 cm, the Cathedral of Pelplin
The baptism of the Ethiopian courtier - 1672 oil on canvas, 300 x 145 cm, the Cathedral of Pelplin
Battle Chocim - (1674-1679), oil on canvas, 550 x 675 cm, Lviv Art Gallery, Lviv
Profession of Faith St. Maurice - 1674 oil on canvas, 213 x 135 cm, the Cathedral of Pelplin
Donating Cistercians Pogódek by Sambora II - 1675, oil on canvas, 189 x 294 cm, the Cathedral of Pelplin
Self-portrait - approx. 1675, oil on panel, 65 x 51 cm (oval), Old Art Gallery of the National Museum, Gdańsk
Portrait of a Man - approx. 1675, oil on panel, 98 x 71 cm, National Museum in Poznan
Imaginary portrait of Prince Sambor II - 1676, oil on canvas, 300 x 200 cm, the Cathedral of Pelplin
Imaginary portrait of Prince Mestwina I - 1676, oil on canvas, 300 x 200 cm, the Cathedral of Pelplin
Portrait of Jan Hevelius - 1677-1679, oil on canvas, 125 x 102 cm, the Bodleian Library, Oxford [2]
Portrait of John Gabriel Schmiedt - 1678, oil on canvas, 79 x 64 cm, Gallery of Ancient Art National Museum, Gdańsk
Still Life Flower - approx. 1678, oil on canvas, 63 x 46 cm, Stadtlische Kunstsammlungen, Augsburg
Portrait of a young man with a medal - 1678-1680, oil on canvas, 78 x 52.5 cm Art Gallery of Old National Museum, Gdańsk
Portrait of Henry Schwarzwaldta - 1682, oil on canvas, 127 x 93 cm, Gallery of Ancient Art National Museum, Gdańsk
Crying philosopher (Heraclitus) - 1682-1685, oil on canvas, 92 x 76.5 cm, Gdansk Library of Sciences
Laughing Philosopher (Democritus) - 1682-1685, oil on canvas, 92 x 76.5 cm, Gdansk Library of Sciences
Portrait of Giles Strauch - approx. 1682, oil on paper, 21 x 17.5 cm Art Gallery of Old National Museum, Gdańsk
Mary and St. Bernard as champions of the monastery Oliwa - 1686, oil on canvas, 500 x 180 cm, Oliwa Cathedral
Portrait of Frederic Gabriel Engelcke - 1686, oil on canvas, 127 x 102 cm, Gallery of Ancient Art National Museum, Gdańsk
Ezekiel's vision - from 1688 to 1690, the image on gouache, 0.70 x 120 cm, Church of Sts. Catherine in Gdansk
Crucifixion - 1690 oil on canvas, 173 x 132 cm, the Cathedral of Pelplin
Roman Warrior - 1690 oil on canvas, 286 x 117 cm, Gallery of Ancient Art National Museum, Gdańsk
Crucifixion - 1696 oil on canvas, Rectory konkatedralnej Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdansk
Portrait of James Grunwaldta - 1696-1697, oil on canvas, 79.5 x 62 cm, Gdansk Historical Museum
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