Joachim Siwert

Joachim Siwert , also Sivert or Sibert (born before 1610 presumably in Berlin ; died after 1632) was a German portrait painter who worked for the Elector Georg Wilhelm of the Mark Brandenburg .

Act

Elector Johann Sigismund around 1610

Siwert came to the court of the Brandenburg Elector Georg Wilhelm as an apprentice or journeyman of the court painter Martin Schulz (active there since 1607, † 1630). After the death of his teacher, Siwert was the journeyman of his widow. In 1632 he made a request to the elector to fill the vacant position as court painter with him. According to the appointment document , he was employed in Cüstrin on June 15, 1632 and was given complete clothing every year, which was made and delivered by the court tailor. This payment also received the wood and ivory carver Georg Waker, who was also employed by the elector at the time. It was part of Siwert's duties to accompany the elector on his travels or on hunting trips. In addition to the production of portraits, his work also included copying . Paintings by Prince Elector Johann Sigismund , Georg Wilhelm or King Gustav Adolf and Queen Maria Eleonora of Sweden are attributed to him.

literature

Georg Kaspar Nagler: New general artist Lexicon or messages from the life and works of painters, sculptors, architects, engravers, die cutter, lithographer, illustrator, Medals and Ivory, etc: . tape 16 : Schoute – Sole. . Fleischmann, Munich 1846, p. 470 ( books.google.de ).
Karl Philipp Moriz: Mahler Siewert's request for appointment as court painter in 1632 . In: Annals of the Academy of Arts and Mechanical Sciences in Berlin . Royal academic art and bookstore, Berlin 1791, p. 6-7 ( books.google.de ).

Web links

Paintings: Gustav Adolf of Sweden and Marie Eleonore of Sweden. st.museum-digital.de, accessed on October 22, 2018 .

Individual evidence

↑ Friedrich Nicolai: Description of the royal residence cities of Berlin and Potsdam, all the peculiarities located there, and the surrounding area: together with an advertisement of the scholars, artists and musicians living now, and a historical message from all artists who from the thirteenth century until now, in Have lived in Berlin, or whose works of art are located there . tape 2 . Nicolai, Berlin 1779, p. 23 ( books.google.de - 1632. Joachim Siwert).
↑ Friedrich Nicolai: Description of the royal residence cities of Berlin and Potsdam, all the peculiarities located there, and the surrounding area: together with an advertisement of the scholars, artists and musicians living now, and a historical message from all artists who from the thirteenth century until now, in Have lived in Berlin, or whose works of art are located there . tape 2 . Nicolai, Berlin 1779, p. 22 ( books.google.de - 1607. Martin Schulz, court painter).
^ Karl Philipp Moriz: Mahler Siewert was appointed court painter in 1632 . In: Annals of the Academy of Arts and Mechanical Sciences in Berlin . Royal academic art and bookstore, Berlin 1791, p. 8–9 ( books.google.de ).
^ Johann Friedrich Unger: Joachim Sivert . In: Yearbooks of the Prussian monarchy. Under the government of Friedrich Wilhelm the Third . tape 3 . Unger, Berlin 1799, p. 229 ( books.google.de - comment on the entry).

personal data
SURNAME	Siwert, Joachim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sivert, Joachim; Sibert, Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German portrait painter
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1610
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	after 1632

[1] Friedrich Nicolai: Description of the royal residence cities of Berlin and Potsdam, all the peculiarities located there, and the surrounding area: together with an advertisement of the scholars, artists and musicians living now, and a historical message from all artists who from the thirteenth century until now, in Have lived in Berlin, or whose works of art are located there . tape 2 . Nicolai, Berlin 1779, p. 23 ( books.google.de - 1632. Joachim Siwert).

[2] Friedrich Nicolai: Description of the royal residence cities of Berlin and Potsdam, all the peculiarities located there, and the surrounding area: together with an advertisement of the scholars, artists and musicians living now, and a historical message from all artists who from the thirteenth century until now, in Have lived in Berlin, or whose works of art are located there . tape 2 . Nicolai, Berlin 1779, p. 22 ( books.google.de - 1607. Martin Schulz, court painter).

[3] Karl Philipp Moriz: Mahler Siewert was appointed court painter in 1632 . In: Annals of the Academy of Arts and Mechanical Sciences in Berlin . Royal academic art and bookstore, Berlin 1791, p. 8–9 ( books.google.de ).

[4] Johann Friedrich Unger: Joachim Sivert . In: Yearbooks of the Prussian monarchy. Under the government of Friedrich Wilhelm the Third . tape 3 . Unger, Berlin 1799, p. 229 ( books.google.de - comment on the entry).