Background
Amort was born in 1612 in the valley of the Jachenau.
Amort was born in 1612 in the valley of the Jachenau.
He went to Munich in 1631, where studied art under Johann Donauer.
He then paid a visit to Italy, where the works of Caravaggio had a great impact on his style. In 1642, following his return to Munich he was made court painter, and executed numerous works for the Residenz and for churches and monastic buildings, including an altarpiece (c1655), showing the martyrdom of Street Ursula and her companions, for the parish church of Street Sylvester in Schwabing. He died at Munich on 7 March 1675.
