Joseph Heintz the Elder

Swiss · 1564–1609 · Painter, Printmaker

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Swiss painter (1564-1609)

Born 1564, BaselDied 1609, PragueOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q535474 ↗ULAN 500004495 ↗Museum works 16

Baroque painting

Also known as Heintz, Heinz, Heinz Jos., J. Heins, J. Heintz, Joh. Heins, Josef Hainz, Josef Heinz and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Madonna and Child with Mary Magdalen — **Madonna and Child with Mary Magdalen**late 16th–early 17th century · Black and red chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Satyrs and Nymphs; verso: partial counterproof of Heintz's "Studies for the Flight into Egypt" in The Courtauld Gallery, London — **Satyrs and Nymphs; verso: partial counterproof of Heintz's "Studies for the Flight into Egypt" in The Courtauld Gallery, London**ca. 1599 · Brush and black ink, red chalk, gray and sanguine washes, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk and graphite underdrawing, incised, on off-white paper prepared with yellow wash, laid down to another sheet of laid paper; verso of secondary support: partial offset of a drawing in black and red chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, 2006 Benefit Fund, 2007 — Open Acce…

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Figures Adoring a Statue of the "Magna Mater" — **Figures Adoring a Statue of the "Magna Mater"**1585 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray-brown wash, heightened with white
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1995 — Open Access (CC0)

Joseph Heintz the Elder, The Sense of Hearing — **The Sense of Hearing**16th century · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash. Touches of gray wash. Framing lines in pen and brown.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Giovanni da Bologna — **Giovanni da Bologna**c. 1587 · black and red chalks on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon …

Joseph Heintz the Elder, The Fall of Phaeton — **The Fall of Phaeton**c. 1591 · pen and brown ink with brown and red washes over black chalk, heightened with white and indented for transfer
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, New Century Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Joseph Heintz the Elder, The Toilet of Venus — **The Toilet of Venus**c. 1590 · pen and ink over red and black chalk with wash and heightening on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Director's Discretionary Fund — Open Acc…

Joseph Heintz the Elder, The Daughters of the Po with River Gods — **The Daughters of the Po with River Gods**1591 · pen and brown ink and brown wash and watercolor, heightened with white, red, and green gouache and indented for transfer on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Dian Woodner — Open Access (CC0)

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Annunciation — **Annunciation**1598
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Madonna and Child with Saints John, Joseph, Anna and angels — **Madonna and Child with Saints John, Joseph, Anna and angels**1587
National Museum in Warsaw ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum in Warsaw

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Erzherzog Maximilian Ernst (1583-1616) mit Jagdhund — **Erzherzog Maximilian Ernst (1583-1616) mit Jagdhund**1604
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Emperor Ferdinand II (1578-1637) in Full Figure with a Court Dwarf — **Emperor Ferdinand II (1578-1637) in Full Figure with a Court Dwarf**1604
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Archduke Leopold V (1586-1632) in the Spiritual Garment — **Archduke Leopold V (1586-1632) in the Spiritual Garment**1604
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Archduchess Constance (1588-1631), Queen of Poland, with a Monkey — **Archduchess Constance (1588-1631), Queen of Poland, with a Monkey**1604
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Mythological Wedding — **Mythological Wedding**1609
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Portrait of Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574–1616), Archduchess of Austria — **Portrait of Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574–1616), Archduchess of Austria**1604
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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