Bernhard Magnus
Bernhard Magnus (* around 1745 ; † March 12, 1798 in Frankenthal ) was a German porcelain painter . He worked as a Frankenthal porcelain painter .
biography
Nothing is known about Bernhard Magnus' family origins. He must have been born around 1745. His training as a porcelain painter took place in the Höchst Porcelain Manufactory . There he is mentioned in 1759 as a painter boy. At the time when the Frankenthal porcelain factory was taken over by Elector Karl Theodor in 1762 , he moved to Frankenthal. From 1762 to 1798 he worked as a porcelain painter in the Frankenthal porcelain factory. In 1767 Magnus married the widow of a porcelain burner in the manufactory. He was naturalized in Frankenthal around 1770. He was the godfather of children of the equally well-known Frankenthal porcelain painters Christian Winterstein and Jacob Osterspey. In addition to his main activity as a porcelain painter, he is mentioned in 1780 as a drawing master for the electoral female philanthropist in Frankenthal . In 1798 he retired and was to receive a pension of 10 florins. However, he died on March 12, 1798.
Work as a porcelain painter
Magnus was one of the most famous porcelain painters in the manufactory. It was distinguished by virtuously painted battle and genre scenes on the manufactory's dishes. As a template served as works of Philips Wouwerman and David Teniers, d. J. The adjacent images show a square plate made by the Frankenthal manufactory around 1770, painted by Bernhard Magnus with the appropriate painting template: The rural scene by Ph. Wouwerman "Le Marchand de Mitridate" (the barker). The plate is signed with B Magn in the rock base. Rural scenes painted by Magnus can be seen on a solitaire in the Historisches Museum der Pfalz in Speyer. The accompanying solitary tray shows a rural banquet in front of a tavern. Signed Magnus 1773 lower left. The painting is by David Teniers the Younger . Other pieces by him are partly drawn with BM, BM p (inxt), or Bernhard Magnus.
Pieces by Bernhard Magnus can be viewed in the following museums:
- Darmstadt, Prince Georg Palais
- Düsseldorf, Benrath Palace
- Heidelberg, Kurpfalzmuseum
- Mannheim, Reis-Engelhorn-Museums
- Speyer, Palatinate History Museum
literature
- Beaucamp-Markowsky, Barbara: Frankenthaler Porzellan, Vol. 2: The dishes, Munich 2009
- Graesse, Theodor: Guide for collectors of porcelain and faience, 23rd edition Braunschweig 1974, p. 444
- Hürkey, Edgar: The art of making porcelain, Frankenthaler Porzellan 1755-1800, Frankenthal 2005
- Maus, Anna: The porcelain makers of the Frankenthal Manufactory, Speyer 1963, p. 85 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Solitaires of the Frankenthal Manufactory, exhibition catalog for the Kurpfälzisches Museum der Stadt Heidelberg 1994, p. 80 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Magnus, Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German porcelain painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1745 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1798 |
| Place of death | Frankenthal |