Hans von AachenGerman, 1552–1615Les Trois Grâces
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Les Trois Grâces” now? Collection: Musée d'Arts de Nantes, Nantes. Unknown.
Nantes, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 6
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée d'Arts de Nantes
- Image: Musée d'Arts de Nantes — Alain Guillard; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Hans von Aachen
The whole life1596–1615 · Workplace
Prague
1602
Diplomatic trip to Brunswick and Saxony
On the emperor's diplomatic business he travels to Brunswick, Wolfenbüttel, Wittenberg and Dresden. Rudolf II also relied on him as an advisor on his art collection, sending him to collection owners to press them to accept the emperor's offers.
1603–1605
Court visits: portraits of the emperor's prospective brides
He travels to Innsbruck, Venice, Turin, Mantua and Modena, partly to portray potential future consorts of the emperor; under this pretext he was also to learn the terms of a marriage and the likely dowry.
1605
Knighted by Rudolf II
Emperor Rudolf II confers knighthood on the painter.
20 January 1612
Death of Rudolf II; service under Matthias I
After the death of his patron, von Aachen, unlike most of Rudolf's court artists, is retained by his successor Matthias I, who gives him an estate in Raussnitz. His main occupation becomes portraits of the imperial couple.
4 March 1615
Died
