Art, literature & historyJohann Liss
1597–1630
Selected artwork
The return of the prodigal son
1620–1621
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Other names (78)
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Biography
Johann Liss or Jan Lys (c. 1590 or 1597 – 1629 or 1630) was a leading German Baroque painter of the 17th century, active mainly in Venice.
Liss was born in Oldenburg (Holstein) in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. After an initial education in his home state, he continued his studies, according to Houbraken, with Hendrick Goltzius in Haarlem and Amsterdam. Around 1620 he travelled through Paris to Venice. He moved to Rome around 1620–1622, and his first works there were influenced by the style of Caravaggio.
Although his earlier work was concerned with the contrasts of light and shadow, his final move to Venice in the early 1620s modified his style and gave impetus to brilliant color and a spirited treatment of the painted surface. In 1627, he painted an admired large altarpiece, the Inspiration of Saint Jerome in San Nicolò da Tolentino. His loose brushstrokes seem precursor to rococo styles of the Guardi brothers. This final style, along with that of other "foreign" painters residing in Venice, Domenico Fetti and Bernardo Strozzi, represent the first inroads of Baroque style into the republic.
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Later influence
- Bernardo Strozzieditorial inference
Evidence
Rubens, Veronese, Liss and Fetti explicitly shape Strozzi; Caravaggio in this passage concerns his predecessors, so no automatic transitive link. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Johann Liss. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Lille1 recorded work
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art1 recorded work