Johann Jakob Biedermann
Johann Jakob Biedermann (also Bidermann ; born August 7, 1763 in Winterthur , Canton of Zurich ; † April 10, 1830 in Aussersihl (now part of Zurich )) was a Swiss painter , graphic artist and etcher .
life and work
Biedermann received his first drawing lessons from Johann Rudolf Schellenberg in Winterthur. From 1778 he was a student of the landscape and animal painter Heinrich Rieter in Bern . There he initially worked as a drawing teacher and portraitist . Around 1783 he stayed in Lausanne and Geneva . The invasion of the French troops in 1798 forced Biedermann to temporarily interrupt his artistic activity.
From 1796 the main places of the old Confederation were graphically represented in two series of 15 sheets each. In 1801 he stayed for renewed studies in Zurich, 1802 in Paris and from 1802 to 1807 in Konstanz , where he painted portraits and landscapes and was supported by Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg . In 1807 he traveled to Frankfurt am Main . From 1807 to 1814 he was based in Basel , from 1814 to 1824 again in Konstanz. He spent the last three years of his life in Aussersihl, a community that was still independent at the time and now belongs to Zurich.
Biedermann painted numerous oil paintings, especially landscapes, but also genre and costume pictures as well as two combat pieces in 1801. In addition, he created an extensive graphic work.
literature
- Carl Wilhelm Hardmeier: The life of the painter Johann Jakob Biedermann of Winterthur . Zurich, 1835
- Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt: Biedermann, Johann Jacob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 618.
- JJ Biedermann 1763 - 1830: Memorial exhibition in the Museum Winterthur from September 7th to October 5th, 1930 . Winterthur Museum, 1930.
- Rudolf Hunziker (Ed.): Letters from the painter Johann Jakob Biedermann to Ulrich Hegner . Winterthur: Buchdr. Winterthur, 1936
- Walter Hugelshofer : The landscapes from Thurgau by Johann Jakob Biedermann . In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch , Vol. 14, 1938, pp. 9-16. ( e-periodica )
- Marie-Louise Schaller: Approaching nature: Swiss minor masters in Bern 1750 - 1800 . Bern: Stämpfli, 1990. ISBN 3-7272-9655-0
- General Artist Lexicon Vol. 10, 1995, p. 530.
Web links
- Tapan Bhattacharya: Biedermann, Johann Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Peter Wegmann: Biedermann, Johann Jakob. In: Sikart
- Publications by and about Johann Jakob Biedermann in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Literature by and about Johann Jakob Biedermann in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biedermann, Johann Jakob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bidermann, Johann Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter, graphic artist and etcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1763 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winterthur |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1830 |
| Place of death | Aussersihl (now part of Zurich) |