Johann Martin Veith
Johann Martin Veith (born May 9, 1650 in Schaffhausen ; † April 14, 1717 there ) was a Swiss painter .
Life
Johann Martin Veith studied art for ten years in Rome and Venice , after which he went to Warsaw with Prince Radziwiłł , where he worked for two years. After his return to Schaffhausen he painted portraits of important people as well as scenes from mythology and history in the Venetian style.
Web links
- Tapan Bhattacharya: Johann Martin Veith. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Veith, Johann Martin. In: Sikart
- Johann Martin Veith in the Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) of the Getty Research Institute
literature
- Johann Kaspar Fuessli : History of the best artists in Switzerland , Vol. 2, Zurich 1769-1774, pp. 203-207.
- Matthew Pilkington, Henry Fuseli: John Martin Vyth, or Veyth, A Dictionary of Painters: from the revival of the art to the present period , London 1805, p. 635
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Veith, Johann Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1650 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schaffhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1717 |
| Place of death | Schaffhausen |