Susanna Mayr

Susanna Mayr (1600, Augsburg 1674, Augsburg), was a German Baroque painter.

Susanna Mayr
Born1600 (1600)
Augsburg, Germany
Died1674 (aged 7374)
Augsburg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Known forPainting
MovementBaroque
Spouse(s)
Christoph Mayr
(m. after 1622)
[1]

Biography

Her engraved portrait was included across from her son's in Sandrart's book of painters in 1683

According to Joachim von Sandrart she was the daughter of the painter Johann Georg Fischer and the mother of Johann Ulrich Mayr, who was also a painter.[2] Besides drawing and painting, she was also a talented cut-out artist.[3]

See also

References

  1. Schmucker, Anne. "Mayr: family of artists". Augsburger Stadtlexikon. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. Susanna Mayr in the Teutsche Academie.
  3. Susanna Mayr in Bénézit


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