Friedrich Gotthard Naumann
Friedrich Gotthard Naumann (born July 14, 1750 in Blasewitz , † September 28, 1821 in Ansbach ) was a German painter .
Life
Friedrich Gotthard Naumann was the son of the cottager and Landesaccise -Einnehmers Johann Georg Naumann and his wife Anna Rosina, born Ebert, born in the simplest of circumstances. An older brother was the Dresden composer Johann Gottlieb Naumann . At the age of 17 he entered the Dresden Art Academy and became a student of Giovanni Battista Casanova .
In 1772 he traveled to Rome via Munich and Venice with his brother, who gave him great support. There he worked in Anton Raphael Mengs' studio . At times he lived in his house. In Rome, Naumann made the acquaintance of the Margrave Alexander von Ansbach (1736-1806), who took him into his service and at the same time granted the extension of his study stay in Rome. In 1781 Naumann moved to Ansbach, where he was appointed court painter with an annual salary of 1000 guilders. He mainly devoted himself to portraits of the margravial family, but also painted simple villagers from the Ansbach area.
In 1789/1790 he went on a second trip to Italy with the Bayreuth margravine widow Sophie Caroline Marie (1737-1817). In 1790 he took up teaching at the University of Erlangen and also gave private lessons. After 1792 he worked as an art buyer and appraiser for Friedrich Wilhelm II with the same salary and in this position prevented the removal of the Schwabach high altar attributed to Dürer. Naumann continued to live in Ansbach Castle and in the later years of his life mainly accepted private assignments. In 1821 he chose to commit suicide by shooting. His artistic estate was auctioned off and the assets were handed over to a poor fund according to a will.
literature
- Edgar Baumgartl among others: Painter in Franconia: the life and work of artists from five centuries. 1993.
- Sylvia Habermann: Naumann, Friedrich Gotthard. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 764 ( digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Naumann, Friedrich Gotthard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1750 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Blasewitz near Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1821 |
| Place of death | Ansbach |