Georg Flegel

Flegel was born in Olomouc, Moravia (now in the Czech Republic). Around 1580, he moved to Vienna, where he worked as an assistant to Lucas van Valckenborch, a painter and draughtsman. He was a pupil of Valckenborch in Linz from 1582 to 1592. Flegel later moved to Frankfurt, then an important centre for art dealing. As an assistant, he added elements such as fruit, flowers, and table utensils to Valckenborch's compositions. He is probably the same person identified by Kramm in Utrecht as "Juriaen Vlegel, constschilder," recorded in the protocol of the notary Verduyn on 21 March 1616. If so, he may have moved there following the establishment of the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke and might have known other still-life painters active in the city at that time, such as Roelandt Savery and Balthasar van der Ast. == Notable works ==

In a period of about 30 years (), Flegel produced around 110 watercolor and oil paintings, mostly still lifes depicting tables set for meals and arranged with food, flowers, and occasional animals. Among his students were his sons Friedrich (1596/1597–1616) and Jacob (probably identical with Leonhard, 1602–1623), as well as the flower painter Jacob Marrel. Flegel died in 1638 in Frankfurt. File:Flegel - Frühstücksbild mit Hering, Bartmannskrug und Hirschkäfer.jpg|Breakfast with Herring, Bartmann Pitcher and a Stag Beetle File:Georg Flegel Stilleben mit Steinzeugkrug.jpg|Still Life with Bread, Hazelnuts, Seafood and Apples File:Flegel, Georg - Still-life with Parrot.jpg|Still Life with Parrot File:Georg Flegel - Still Life with Cherries - WGA07920.jpg|Still Life with Cherries File:Flegel - Imbiss mit Spiegeleiern.jpg|Snack with Fried Eggs File:Flegel - großes Frühstück mit Obst.jpg|The Big Breakfast File:Circle of Georg Flegel Still life with waffles.jpg|Still Life with Waffles File:George Flegel Still-Life with Bread and Confectionary.jpg|Still Life with Bread and Confectionery File:Georg Flegel - Stillleben mit Kastanien und Haselnüssen in einer Porzellanschüssel etc.jpg|Still Life with Chestnuts and Hazelnuts File:Flegel - Krammetsvögel und Maronen.jpg|Small Birds and Roasted Chestnuts File:Flegel - Imbiß mit Doppelpokal.jpg|Still Life with Lobster File:Georg Flegel (circle) Still life with candy.jpg|Still Life with Candy File:George Flegel Dessert Still-Life.jpg|Dessert Still Life File:Georg Flegel - Stilleben mit Hering, Zinnteller und Bartmannskrug.jpg|Still Life with Herring ==See also==