a German Baroque painter, born in Munich but active most of his life in Venice. He was commissioned to paint for the emperor Leopold I in Vienna. He worked together with Pietro Liberi in Venice, where he was during the years 1663-1698. He attracted well-to-do artists who made trips especially to visit his studio, such as Cornelis de Bruijn and Jan van Bunnik. He became friends with the painters Willem Drost and Jan Vermeer van Utrecht. He is buried in the San Luca church in Venice.
