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Johann Hulsman

1610-1652 Germany/Baroque

 

Brief Biography-Johann Hulsman, or Holzmann, was born in Cologne. He was a pupil of Augustin Braun, Frans and Dirck Hals and Jurgen Ovens influenced his work. He was a painter, etcher, graphic artist, and draughtsman. Johann Toussyn assisted him with a Cologne altarpiece. The nobility of Cologne commissioned his work. He was a citizen and master in the guild in 1637. He also became active in Antwerp, Frankfurt, and Italy. Johann Frans Ermels was a pupil of his alongside the portraitist Johannes Buns, who had been a pupil of Govert Teunisz Flinck in Amsterdam.

 

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abduction of the
daughters of shiloh

abduction of the daughters of shiloh

christ's agony in
the garden

christ s agony in the garden an angel brings him comfort

elizabeth charlotte
madame palatine

elizabeth charlotte madame palatine as minerva

glorification of the
holy trinity

hulsman and johann toussyn glorification of the holy trinity by saints of the city of cologne

frederick duke of
brunswick calenberg

frederick duke of brunswick calenberg

saint john the
baptist preaching

saint john the baptist preaching

saint veronica
with veil

saint veronica with veil with the image of christ by Johann Hulsman

tobias and
the angel

tobias and the angel

wilhelm lovius with
saint william

wilhelm lovius with saint william and martyrdom of saint engelbert