Johann Daniel Donat
Johann Daniel Donat (Hungarian Donát János, born December 22, 1744 in Klosterneuzelle ; † May 11, 1830 in Pest ) was an Austrian portrait painter born in Germany who worked in Vienna and Pest.
From July 27, 1766, Johann Daniel Donat studied at the Vienna Art Academy with Martin van Meytens , Franz Edmund Weirotter and Jacob Matthias Schmutzer .
In 1779 he painted portraits of all the envoys present in Teschen for the peace negotiations .
After graduating, he worked as a portraitist in Vienna until 1812, then in Pest. In addition to the portraits, Donat painted some altar leaves in Pest .
He was married twice. His first wife was Theresia Rössler (1745–1802), his second wife Susanna Rieger (1784–1849).
His works are in Austrian and Hungarian museums and private collections.
literature
- Cyriak Bodenstein: One Hundred Years of Art History in Vienna 1788-1888. A ceremony on the occasion of the Säcular celebration of the Pension Society of Visual Artists Vienna . Gerold, Vienna 1888, p. 43.
- V. Karger: Donat, Johann Daniel . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 9 : Delaulne-Dubois . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1913, p. 420 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Donat, Johann Daniel. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 194.
Web links
- Johann Daniel Donat in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Engraved portrait
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Donat, Johann Daniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Donát, János (Hungarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1744 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monastery new cell |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1830 |
| Place of death | pest |