Johann Melchior Roos

Waterfall at Tivoli

Johann Melchior Roos (December 27, 1663, Heidelberg – 1731, Braunschweig), was a German Baroque painter.

Biography

According to the RKD He was born in Heidelberg and learned to paint from his father, the landscape painter Johann Heinrich Roos.[1] In 1682-1685 he studied at the drawing academy of the Confrerie Pictura in the Hague, and in 1686 he travelled to Rome where he worked with his brother Philipp Peter Roos (Rosa di Tivoli) in Italy.[1] He is known for Italianate landscapes with animals and portraits.[1]

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Roos family tree
Johann Heinrich Roos
1631–1685
Theodor Roos
1638–1687
Philipp Peter Roos
1655–1706
Johann Melchior Roos
1663–1731
Franz Roos
1672–1715
Jakob Roos
1682-1707
Cajetan Roos
1690-1770
Joseph Roos
1726-1805
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References

  1. ^ a b c Johann Melchior Roos in the RKD
  • Johann Melchior Roos on Artnet
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