JW
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Painter from Germany
A.K.A.
Johann Matthias Weyer, Johann Mathias Weier, Jacob Weier, Johann Mathias Weyer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1623(Hamburg, Germany)
Death:
8 May 1670(Hamburg, Germany)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Jacob Weyer, or Weier, born 1623 in Hamburg (died 1670), was a 17th-century German painter.
Biography
Little is known of his life. He was born in Hamburg in 1623. He was a battle painter influenced by Rembrandt. Weyer died in Hamburg in 1670. A battle work by him is in the collection of the National Gallery, London.