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Hans von AachenGerman, 1552–1615[Michael Adolf von Althann]
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Where is “[Michael Adolf von Althann]” now? Collection: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig. Unknown.
Braunschweig, Germany
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
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- Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
- Image: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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
