Franz Wulfhagen Explained

Franz Wulfhagen (c. 1624–1670) was a German Baroque painter and engraver.

According to Houbraken, he was born in Bremen, but he moved to Amsterdam where he became a pupil of Rembrandt. He learned to copy his style well, and thus was able to make a living from painting the rest of his life.[1] There are no paintings by him listed in the RKD, but he is noted there as an engraver and painter of religious works.[2] He painted many mayors of Bremen, and these paintings hang in the town hall there.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Franz Wulfhagen biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/96305 Franz Wulfhagen
  3. [:de:Franz Wulfhagen|The German Wikipedia article]