Johann Friedrich Dietler
Johann Friedrich Dietler (born February 4, 1804 in Solothurn , † May 4, 1874 in Bern ), entitled to live in Solothurn, was a Swiss painter and draftsman .
Dietler trained with Charles Germann in Solothurn and from 1822 with Antoine-Jean Gros in Paris . In 1833 he returned to Solothurn. He spent the winter of 1834/1835 in Venice , where he was accepted into Léopold Robert's studio. He settled in Bern in 1836 and was soon overwhelmed with commissioned portraits. His portraits were in great demand in the patrician families of Bern, Solothurn, Freiburg and Basel. In 1841 he married Nancy Schürer from Solothurn. For many years he taught at the Bern art school; Ernst Stückelberg and Friedrich Walthard were among his students . Concerns that the emerging photography would leave him unemployed were unfounded. In later years Dietler often used photography as an aid, the small-format photos could not displace the middle-class, representative oil painting or watercolor for the time being.
Collections with works by Dietler
- Kunstmuseum Bern (including the studio estate)
- Solothurn Art Museum
- Jegenstorf Castle
- Wildegg Castle
- Burger Library Bern
Web links
- Marguerite Menz-Vonder Mühll: Dietler, Johann Friedrich. In: Sikart
- Tapan Bhattacharya: Johann Friedrich Dietler. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Holdings on Johann Friedrich Dietler in the catalog of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dietler, Johann Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solothurn |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1874 |
| Place of death | Bern |