Art year 1768

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Art year 1768
Johann Zoffany: The Portraits of the Founding Members of the Royal Academy (1771–72, oil on canvas)
King George III founds the Royal Academy of Arts in London .

Events

architecture

Interior view of the orphanage church

painting

The experiment with the bird in the air pump

Academies

The murder of Johann Joachim Winckelmann

The German archaeologist and art writer Johann Joachim Winckelmann , who lives in Rome, embarks on a journey together with the sculptor Bartolomeo Cavaceppi that will lead him to old and new friends in his homeland. An illness and the troubles of the trip lead to a melancholy attack, which already lets him break off the trip in Regensburg. On the way back he visits Vienna and is received by Empress Maria Theresia . He received four gold and silver medals from her for his scientific merits. After another fever, he continues his return journey. In Trieste he stops at the Hotel Locanda Grande , where he meets the convicted chef Francesco Arcangeli . On the morning of June 8th, Arcangeli tries to strangle Winckelmann with a rope and steal the coins. When this fails, he stabs him with a knife. Winckelmann bleeds to death six hours after the attack, but can still provide extensive information on what happened. Arcangeli is sentenced to death on wheels after being proven to have murdered him.

Born

Died

Johann Joachim Winckelmann ( Anton von Maron 1768)

See also

Portal: Fine Arts  - Overview of Wikipedia content on the subject of fine arts

Web links

Commons : Art 1768  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files