Georg Daniel Schultz

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Image:Daniel Schultz d. J. 003.jpg Georg Daniel Schultz the Younger (1615 – 1683) was a painter of the Baroque era , the leading artist at the court of the Polish kings in the second half of the 17th century.

He was born in the Royal Prussia in the Hanse city of Danzig (Gdańsk), probably around 1615. He learned the art of painting from his uncle, Daniel Schultz the Elder (?-1646), another important painter, working in his workshop for about five years. After his uncle's death he went to France and Netherlands to continue his studies for about three years. He came back to Poland in 1649 and became a private painter to the Polish king John II, and then to successor kings Michael Wiśniowiecki and John III Sobieski. Schultz lived in Warsaw until about 1660, when he returned to his hometown, where he resided until his death in 1683. He still returned to the capital from time to time to work on royal commissions, often working in the Wilanów Palace.