Apollo Granting Phaeton Permission to Drive the Chariot of the Sun
Johann Michael Rottmayr
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Baroque Painter · Active 1690 – 1690
Johann Michael Rottmayr
Across 5 works held in Paintale's collection, Johann Michael Rottmayr returns again and again to religion & mythology, portrait, love & romance — a range that gives a sense of what the Baroque period asked of its painters.
Religion & MythologyPortraitLove & Romance
Where to see the work: Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by Johann Michael Rottmayr (5)
Diana and Endymion
Johann Michael Rottmayr
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Jove Casts His Thunderbolts at the Rebellious Giants
Johann Michael Rottmayr
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Mercury Rescues the Disguised Io after Beheading Argus
Johann Michael Rottmayr
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Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan
Johann Michael Rottmayr
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About Johann Michael Rottmayr
The paintings by Johann Michael Rottmayr gathered on Paintale span religion & mythology, portrait, love & romance, a set of concerns typical of an artist working through the Baroque period. Taken as a group, they show a consistent visual language rather than a series of unrelated commissions.
Today, paintings by Johann Michael Rottmayr are held in major institutions including Art Institute of Chicago. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Johann Michael Rottmayr
- When did Johann Michael Rottmayr live?
- Johann Michael Rottmayr was active around 1690 – 1690, during the Baroque period.
- Where can I see paintings by Johann Michael Rottmayr?
- Art Institute of Chicago.
- What themes did Johann Michael Rottmayr paint?
- Religion & Mythology, Portrait, Love & Romance.