Susanna Mayr

Susanna Mayr
Born	1600 (1600) Augsburg, Germany
Died	1674 (aged 73–74) Augsburg, Germany
Nationality	German
Known for	Painting
Movement	Baroque
Spouse	Christoph Mayr ​ (m. 1622)​ [1]

Susanna Mayr (1600, Augsburg – 1674, Augsburg), was a German Baroque painter.

Biography

Her engraved portrait was included across from her son's in Sandrart's book of painters in 1683

According to Joachim von Sandrart she was the daughter of the painter Johann Georg Fischer and the mother of Johann Ulrich Mayr, who was also a painter.[2] Besides drawing and painting, she was also a talented cut-out artist.[3]

See also

• List of German women artists

References

1. Schmucker, Anne. "Mayr: family of artists". Augsburger Stadtlexikon. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
2. Susanna Mayr in the Teutsche Academie.
3. Susanna Mayr in Bénézit