Born in Danzig in 1630, Carl Borromäus Andreas Ruthart enlisted as a free master of the Painter’s Guild in Antwerp in 1663 after a visit to Rome in 1659.

Under the influence of painters like Jan Fyt and Frans Snyders, Ruthart began a career as a wildlife painter, frequently showing animals hunting or fighting.

Ruthart’s lively paintings, while always maintaining a highly recognisable individualised style, certainly demonstrate his clear engagement with the wider artistic context in which he worked. He had a precise knowledge of the anatomy of his subjects and had great skill in rendering texture.

Carl Borromaus Andreas Ruthart passed away some time after 1703 in Agula, Germany.