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Jun 04, 1739 Prague, Czech Republic Died on 18 Aug 1802 (aged 63)
Czech art historian and painter
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About Jan Jahn
- Jan Jakub Quirin Jahn (4 June 1739 - 18 August 1802, both in Prague) was a Czech painter and art historian. Jahn studied painting from an early age, under his father until 1758 and later under established painters Jan Ferdinand Schor and František Xaver Palko.
- From 1761 he studied art at the Academy in Vienna.
- Jahn was the last leader of the Prague guild of painters, before the guild was dissolved as part of reforms of Joseph II.
- Jahn was also very well-travelled. While Jahn was merely a competent artist, if not outstanding, he had a highly developed education in history and theory of arts.
- The majority of his customers were churches and religious orders, and their decline towards the end of 18th century caused Jahn to fall into financial difficulty.
- He unwillingly turned his attention to business, selling textiles, while continuing painting as a leisure activity.
- His most famous work was a history of painting in Bohemia.
