Jacob Heinrich Elbfas

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Jacob Heinrich Elbfas (born around 1600 in Livonia, dead 1664 in Stockholm) was a portrait painter.

Elbfas was educated in Strasbourg in a tradition drawing back to Renaissance portraits. He established himself in Sweden from 1622 and from 1628 in Stockholm where he became a guild master. During the period 1634-1640 he worked as a court painter for Queen Maria Eleonora. His was frequently employed by the Swedish nobility and his influence on Swedish art was considerable until a new generation of artists were invited by Queen Christina during the 1640s.

[edit] References

• Jacob Heinrich Elbfas. Swedish language Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
• Elbfas, Jakob Henrik (Swedish). Project Runeberg (1907). Retrieved on 2007-05-02.

[edit] See also

• History of Sweden