Apollo Granting Phaeton Permission to Drive the Chariot of the Sun
Johann Michael Rottmayr
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Baroque Painter · Active 1690 – 1690
Johann Michael Rottmayr
Johann Michael Rottmayr is among the painters whose work defines the Baroque era. Paintale holds 5 of Rottmayr’s works in its collection, spanning themes of religion & mythology, daily life, portrait.
Religion & MythologyDaily LifePortraitLove & Romance
Where to see the work: Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by Johann Michael Rottmayr (5)
About Johann Michael Rottmayr
Working at the height of the Baroque period, Johann Michael Rottmayr produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — religion & mythology, daily life, portrait, love & romance — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Baroque painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Johann Michael Rottmayr are held in major institutions including Art Institute of Chicago. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Johann Michael Rottmayr
- When did Johann Michael Rottmayr live?
- Johann Michael Rottmayr was active around 1690 – 1690, during the Baroque period.
- Where can I see paintings by Johann Michael Rottmayr?
- Art Institute of Chicago.
- What themes did Johann Michael Rottmayr paint?
- Religion & Mythology, Daily Life, Portrait, Love & Romance.