Jerzy (Georg) Daniel Schultz He painted many Polish and Lithuanian nobles, members of the royal family, local patricians, such as the astronomer Johannes Hevelius; animals, and hunts. His work can be found at the Wawel Castle State Art Collections, the Warsaw National Museum, the Stockholm National Museum, the Hermitage Museum, and at the Gdańsk National Museum.

Life and professional career

Born somewhere around 1615 in Danzig (now Gdańsk), in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Schultz learned the art of painting from his uncle, Daniel Schultz the Elder, another important painter, working in his workshop for about five years. The eldest son of Agha was entitled Royal Falconer in reward for his father's support during the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667). This work was painted during Agha's visit to Warsaw after successful invasion of the Left-bank Ukraine (1663–1664).

His greatest activity occurred during the reign of John II.

Schultz lived in Gdańsk at the same time as the<!-- please no assertion of nationality here! --> engraver Jeremias Falck (–1664), who often engraved portraits after Schultz's paintings.

Selected works

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File:Johan II Kasimir, 1609-1672, konung av Polen (Daniel Schultz d.y.) - Nationalmuseum - 15943 (cropped).tif|Portrait of King John II Casimir, c. 1649, Nationalmuseum

File:Schultz John Casimir Vasa.jpg|John Casimir, c. 1667, National Museum, Warsaw

File:King Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki.jpg|Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki, 1670, Lviv National Art Gallery, Ukraine

File:Schultz John III Sobieski.jpg|John III Sobieski, 1680, National Museum, Warsaw

File:Schultz Marie Louise Gonzaga.jpg|Marie Louise Gonzaga, 1667, National Museum, Warsaw

File:Polowanie na kaczki.jpg|Duck hunt, between 1660-1669, National Museum, Gdańsk

File:Schultz Man holding a hare.jpg|Portrait of a man holding a hare, 1660-1670, National Museum, Wrocław

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References

  • Website devoted to Daniel Schultz and his work
  • Schultz's gallery at malarze.com
  • A fox and grapes - Daniel Schultz, 1648, youtube.com