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Artist in the Global Art Registry
Adam Elsheimer
1578–1610 · German
- Born
- 1578 · Frankfurt
- Died
- 1610 · Rome
22 works in the Collect24 Registry
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Adam Elsheimer was a German Baroque painter working in Rome whose short career produced influential, small oils on copper plates. His works featured a variety of light effects and innovative landscape treatment, influencing artists like Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens.
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Adam Elsheimer (18 March 1578 – 11 December 1610) was a German Baroque painter who worked in Rome. Though his career was short, his relatively few paintings were very influential in the early 17th century. His works were nearly all small oils on copper plates, of the type often known as cabinet paintings. They include a variety of light effects, and an innovative treatment of landscape. He was an influence on many other artists, including Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens.
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Registered works
22
In museum collections
0
In gallery collections
0
In private collections
Featured works
Selected registered works by Adam Elsheimer
Selected from 22 works by Adam Elsheimer in the Collect24 Registry.
Adam Elsheimer
Saint Agnes (recto); Figure Studies (verso), about 1605
Pen and brown ink
7.6 × 7.6 cm
J. Paul Getty Museum
C24-214147
Adam Elsheimer
Seated Young Woman, late 16th–early 17th century
Gouache
7.5 × 7.2 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-555060
Adam Elsheimer
A Temple in a Courtyard (Pool of Bethesda), late 16th–early 17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash
20.5 × 16.6 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-540861
Adam Elsheimer
Ceres in the House of Hecuba, 1605
copper
30 × 25 cm
Museo del Prado
C24-366262
Adam Elsheimer
Witch Riding Backwards on a Goat, 1597
copper
13.6 × 9.9 cm
Royal Collection
C24-285171
Adam Elsheimer
The Burning of Troy, 1600
copper
35.8 × 48.8 cm
Bavarian State Painting Collections
C24-185927
Adam Elsheimer
The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine, 1598
copper
34 × 26.5 cm
Bavarian State Painting Collections
C24-185928
Adam Elsheimer
The Flight into Egypt, 1609
copper
30.6 × 41.5 cm
Bavarian State Painting Collections
C24-185832
Adam Elsheimer
Johannes Døberens hoved frembæres. Natstykke, 1593-1848
Olie på kobber
14.8 × 10.8 cm
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
C24-111247
Adam Elsheimer
Tobias og englen, 1607-1610
Olie på kobber
21 × 27 × 5.1 cm
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
C24-111218
Adam Elsheimer
Tobias med englen, 1593-1610
Olie på kobber
28 × 33.5 cm
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
C24-107125
Adam Elsheimer
Kristus og disciplene i Emmaus, 1593-1610
Olie på træ
14.3 × 19.1 cm
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
C24-107124
Museums and collections
Where works by Adam Elsheimer are registered
- SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
6 works
- Bavarian State Painting Collections
Germany
3 works
- National Gallery
United Kingdom
3 works
- Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
2 works
- National Galleries Scotland
United Kingdom
2 works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
2 works
- Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Germany
1 work
- J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
1 work
- Museo del Prado
Spain
1 work
- Royal Collection
United Kingdom
1 work
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