Georg Daniel Schultz

Family portrait, detail, 1654-1664.

Georg Daniel Schultz the Younger (1615 – 1683) was a painter of the Baroque era and the leading artist at the court of the Polish kings in the second half of the 17th century.

He was probably born around 1615, in Royal Prussia in the Hanse city of Danzig (Gdańsk). He learned the art of painting from his uncle, Daniel Schultz the Elder (?-1646), another important painter, working in his workshop for about five years. After his uncle's death he went to France and Netherlands to continue his studies for about three years. He went to Poland in 1649 and became a private painter to the Polish king John II, and then to successor kings Michael Wiśniowiecki and John III Sobieski. Schultz lived in Warsaw until about 1660. Then he returned to his hometown, where he resided until his death in 1683. He still returned to the capital from time to time to work on royal commissions, often working in the Wilanów Palace.

His great portraits of Polish kings and nobles are among the best examples of Polish Baroque art.

External links

*Website devoted to Daniel Schultz and his work
* Schultz's gallery at malarze.com