Jozef Linnig
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Jozef Linnig (born May 15, 1815 in Antwerp ; † November 12, 1891 ibid) was a Belgian marine and landscape painter and etcher .
Life
Jozef Linnig was a son of the painter Peter-Joseph Linnig (1777–1836) from Aschbach in the Grand Duchy of Nassau and his wife Catherine-Joséphine, née. Leya. He received his training at the Antwerp Academy , the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten with Erin Corr (1803–1862) and Jan Baptiste de Jonghe (1785–1844). Mainly he painted romantic marine pictures and cityscapes, especially views of his hometown Antwerp, but was also very active as an eraser.
family
Jozef Linnig belonged to a 19th century Antwerp artist dynasty. Next to him there were his two brothers Egide Linnig (1821–1860) and Willem Linnig the Elder (1819–1885), his sons Willem Linnig the Younger (1842–1890), Egidius Linnig the Younger (1844–1908) and Benjamin Linnig (1860–1929), all of whom were artistically active as painters, photographers or etchers. Even his father Peter-Joseph Linnig was a painter, and Benjamin Linnig's daughters were also active as painters.
Works (selection)
- Houten gevel op de hoek van de Nosestraat en Veemarkt. Watercolor 1839
- Zicht vanuit de Korte Doornikstraat op de Sint-Pauluskerk. Watercolor 1845
- Wallenpoort. Watercolor 1857
- Andernach sur le Rhin. etching
- Oud Antwerpen naar de natuur getekend en geetst by J. Linnig. 58 illustrations
- Linnig, Jozef (Ill.) And Frans Hendrik Mertens: Historisch album der stad Antwerpen, Verzameling van 46 gezichten en Gedenkeekens van vroegere tyden. Buschmann, Antwerp 1868
literature
- Linnig, Jean Theodor Joseph In: HA Müller , HW Singer : General Artist Lexicon. Volume 3, Rütten & Loening, Frankfurt / M. 1921, p. 15, ( archive.org ).
- Linnig, Jan-Theodoor. In: Dictionnaire des peintres belges. (French, digitized ).
- Linnig, Jean Théodore Joseph. In: Theodor Hippert: Le peintre-graveur hollandais et belge du XIX siècle. FJ Olivier, Bruxelles 1879, (French, archive.org ).
- Linnig, Jan Theodor . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 23 : Leitenstorfer – Mander . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1929, p. 256 .
Web links
- Works by Jozef Linnig on artnet
- Works by Jozef Linnig at the Koninklijk Instituut voor het Kunstpatrimonium (KIK-IRPA) (Dutch / English)
- Works by Jozef Linnig at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Museum Plantin-Moretus Antwerp: Jozef Linnig portretteert Antwerp. 2013, accessed April 28, 2015 .
- Jozef Linnig . at Musea en Erfgoed Antwerpen (collectieantwerpen.be)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Illustration and other etchings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- ↑ Images at Antwerp University Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Linnig, Jozef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Linnig, Jean Théodore Joseph; Linnig, Jan Theodoor Jozef; Linnig, Jan Jozef; Linnig, Joseph; Linnig, Jos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian marine and landscape painter and etcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1891 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |