German Baroque art-historian and painter (1606-1688)

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Johann Förster, a German wine merchant, with his hand on a bible. Engraving by J. Sandrart, c. 1674, after H. Popp.

A lion attacking a horse. Engraving by R. Collin, 1679, after J. von Sandrart.

Karl Christopher Eisen. Line engraving by J. Sandrart after himself.

Caspar van Baerle [Barlæus]. Line engraving by T. Matham after J. Sandrart.

The flayed Marsyas is tied to a tree with his skin hanging over a branch of the tree. Line engraving with etching by R. Collin after J. von Sandrart.

A young man returning from the hunt; representing the season spring. Engraving after Joachim von Sandrart I, ca. 1700.

Johann Lorenz Bausch. Line engraving by J. Sandrart.

(Above) Zeuxis painting the portrait of Juno from the features of five different women; (below) Parrhasius deceives onlookers with a painting of a veil over a painting, and birds with a painting of grapes. Etching by J.J. von Sandrart after J. von Sandrart.

Apollo. Engraving by R. Collin after J. van Sandrart.

Johann Lorenz Bausch. Line engraving by C. N. S. after J. Sandrart.

Pangratz Pilgram, a German wine merchant, with gloves in hand. Engraving by J. Sandrart after M. Herr, c. 1659.

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Joachim von Sandrart the Elder

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Images by Joachim von Sandrart the Elder

Works from the collections

The flayed Marsyas is tied to a tree with his skin hanging over a branch of the tree. Line engraving with etching by R. Collin after J. von Sandrart.

Johann Lorenz Bausch. Line engraving by C. N. S. after J. Sandrart.

(Above) Zeuxis painting the portrait of Juno from the features of five different women; (below) Parrhasius deceives onlookers with a painting of a veil over a painting, and birds with a painting of grapes. Etching by J.J. von Sandrart after J. von Sandrart.

Karl Christopher Eisen. Line engraving by J. Sandrart after himself.

Johann Förster, a German wine merchant, with his hand on a bible. Engraving by J. Sandrart, c. 1674, after H. Popp.

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