# Johann Carl Loth > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Johann_Carl_Loth > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Johann_Carl_Loth.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Carl_Loth > Source revision: 1327496274 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) German painter "Carlotto" redirects here. For other uses, see [Carlotto (name)](/source/Carlotto_(name)). Johann Carl Loth, lithograph from the *Deutsche Künstler-Gallerie* by Maximilian Franck *Allegory of Victory*, [sanguine](/source/Sanguine_(red_chalk)) **Johann Carl Loth** (Baptized 8 August 1632 – 6 October 1698) was a German Baroque painter who spent most of his life in Venice. His name is also rendered as Johann Karl, Karel and, in Italy, **Carlotto** or Carlo Lotti.[1] He specialized in [history paintings](/source/History_painting); generally crowded group scenes. His subjects were typically from classical mythology or the [Old Testament](/source/Old_Testament). ## Biography He was born in [Munich](/source/Munich), in the [Electorate of Bavaria](/source/Electorate_of_Bavaria). According to the biographer, [Arnold Houbraken](/source/Arnold_Houbraken), he was one of the three grand masters of art named "Karel", or "Carl" (the other two were [Karel Dujardin](/source/Karel_Dujardin) and [Karel Marat](/source/Karel_Marat), usually called Carlo Maratta).[2] He was the son and pupil of [Johann Ulrich Loth](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johann_Ulrich_Loth&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Ulrich_Loth)][1] and was possibly influenced by [Giovan Battista Langetti](/source/Giovan_Battista_Langetti). He was once commissioned to paint for the emperor [Leopold I](/source/Leopold_I%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor) in [Vienna](/source/Vienna) and worked together with [Pietro Liberi](/source/Pietro_Liberi) in Venice, where he lived from 1663 until his death in 1698.[1] His brother Franz (1639–1710) was also a painter in Venice and Germany and often collaborated with Carl. He had numerous pupils, including [Michael Wenzel Halbax](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Wenzel_Halbax&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wenzel_Halbax)], [Santo Prunati](/source/Santo_Prunati), [Johann Michael Rottmayr](/source/Johann_Michael_Rottmayr), [Hans Adam Weissenkircher](/source/Hans_Adam_Weissenkircher), [Daniel Seiter](/source/Daniel_Seiter), and Baron [Peter Strudel](/source/Peter_Strudel).[1] ## Popularity among Dutch artists He attracted well-to-do artists, such as [Cornelis de Bruijn](/source/Cornelis_de_Bruijn) and [Jan van Bunnik](/source/Jan_van_Bunnik), who made trips especially to visit his studio. [Willem Drost](/source/Willem_Drost)[2] and [Jan Vermeer van Utrecht](/source/Jan_Vermeer_van_Utrecht) were among his close friends.[3] He is buried in the church of [San Luca, Venice](/source/San_Luca%2C_Venice).[4] ## Collections His works are mostly in Germany and Italy. Other museums with works by Loth include the [Art Institute of Chicago](/source/Art_Institute_of_Chicago) and the [National Gallery, London](/source/National_Gallery%2C_London). [Burghley House](/source/Burghley_House) in England has two large paintings in the chapel. *[Isaac Blessing Jacob](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isaac_Blessing_Jacob_by_Johann_Carl_Loth.jpg)* is on long-term loan to the [Skirball Cultural Center](/source/Skirball_Cultural_Center) in Los Angeles, having recently been reclaimed by the Bloch family, originally from Brno, Czechoslovakia. In 2023 a Loth painting that had been looted by the Nazis was found after a search of more than 80 years by the family of Jewish Czech industrialist Johann Bloch. Changes in the title and attribution had made the search particularly difficult.[5][6][7] ## Gallery - *Isaac Blessing Jacob* ([Skirball Cultural Center](/source/Skirball_Cultural_Center)) - *Jupiter and Mercury with [Philemon and Baucis](/source/Philemon_and_Baucis)*, 1659 (Kunsthistorisches Museum) - *Eve Tempting Adam*, [National Gallery of Canada](/source/National_Gallery_of_Canada) - *Saint [Romuald](/source/Romuald)*, [Gallerie dell'Accademia](/source/Gallerie_dell'Accademia) Venice - *Eliezer and Rebecca at the Well* - *Death of [Cato the Younger](/source/Cato_the_Younger)* - *Adam Weeping over the Death of Abel* - *[Selene](/source/Selene) and [Endymion](/source/Endymion_(mythology))* ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RKD_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RKD_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-RKD_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-RKD_1-3) [Johann Carl Loth](https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/50972) in the [RKD](/source/RKD) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Houbraken_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Houbraken_2-1) (in Dutch) [Drost Biography](http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_0329.htm) in *De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen* (1718) by [Arnold Houbraken](/source/Arnold_Houbraken), courtesy of the [Digital library for Dutch literature](/source/Digital_library_for_Dutch_literature) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Joan vander Meer Biography](http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_0410.htm) in Houbraken 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [San Luca church](http://www.churchesofvenice.co.uk/sanmarco.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131007042345/http://www.churchesofvenice.co.uk/sanmarco.htm) 2013-10-07 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) on website of churches of Venice 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Stromberg, Matt (2023-10-29). ["A Jewish Family's Story of Loss and Restitution"](http://hyperallergic.com/853297/a-jewish-familys-story-of-loss-and-restitution-reclaimed-skirball-cultural-center/). *Hyperallergic*. Retrieved 2023-11-06. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["RECLAIMED: A Family Painting | Skirball Cultural Center"](https://www.skirball.org/museum/reclaimed-family-painting). *www.skirball.org*. Retrieved 2023-11-06. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["After an 82-year search, a painting looted by Nazis is returned"](https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/arts/2023/10/26/painting-stolen-by-nazis-finally-returned). *spectrumnews1.com*. Retrieved 2023-11-06. - *Dictionary of Painters and Engravers*. Michael Bryan. pp. 78–79. ## External links Media related to [Johann Carl Loth](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Johann_Carl_Loth) at Wikimedia Commons - [Johann Carl Loth](http://www.artnet.com/artists/johann-karl-loth/past-auction-results) on [Artnet](/source/Artnet) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND FAST WorldCat National United States France BnF data Czech Republic Netherlands Israel Artists ULAN RKD Artists KulturNav Prado National Gallery of Canada People Deutsche Biographie DDB Other IdRef Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Johann Carl Loth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Carl_Loth) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Carl_Loth?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.