Johann Zahnd
Johann Zahnd (born April 14, 1854 in Wahlern (today Schwarzenburg BE ), † January 29, 1934 there ) was a Swiss landscape and genre painter .
After studying painting in Switzerland and Florence , he settled in Rome in 1872 . There he worked as a landscape and genre painter. In addition to views of ancient Roman monuments, Zahnd painted landscapes and genre scenes from rural life in the Roman Campagna . In 1884 he took over the Roman studio of the Italian painter of Swiss descent Hermann Corrodi .
In 1903, after a 31-year stay in Rome, Zahnd returned to Bern, where he lived until 1907. He spent the rest of his life in his home village of Wahlern.
literature
- Zahnd, Johann . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 36 : Wilhelmy-Zyzywi . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1947, p. 385 .
Web links
Commons : Johann Zahnd - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Zahnd, Johann. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
- Zahnd, Johann. In: Sikart
- Johann Zahnd on Auction.fr
- Johann Zahnd on lot-tissimo
- Johann zahnd on artnet (86 images)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zahnd, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss landscape and genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Electors |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1934 |
| Place of death | Electors |