Michael Adolf Siebenhaar

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Michael Adolf Siebenhaar (also: Michael Adolph Siebenhaar ; born March 18, 1691 in Staßfurt , † June 15, 1751 in Wittenberg ) was a German draftsman and painter of the Baroque.

Life

Michael Adolf Siebenhaar was born in Staßfurt in 1691 as the fifth child of the surgeon and barber David Samuel Siebenhaar and his wife Magarethe. After the early death of his father, he was raised by his grandfather, the preacher at the St. Ulrich Church in Magdeburg, Malachias Siebenhaar . On April 18, 1715 he enrolled at the University of Wittenberg and on March 21, 1716 he was employed as a painter at the university. In addition to his work at the university, he also carried out works on behalf of the church or privately in order to improve his financial situation.

Act

In over thirty years of his work, numerous baroque works were created that protrude far above the provincial, but still largely went unnoticed. In addition to his painting portraits of Wittenberg's university professors such as Gottfried Suevus , Georg Wilhelm Kirchmaier and Gottlieb Wernsdorf the Elder , he also painted respected citizens of the city of Wittenberg. Among other things, it has made a name for itself with its ceiling paintings. These are in private houses in Wittenberg, but many of his works can also be found in the churches in the Wittenberg area. Works in Seegrehna , Bergwitz , Kemberg and Rackith are known here .

He also made various drawings, most of which did not survive the Seven Years' War . Four drawings that can be assigned to him are still known today. For example, a medallion drawing of Venus and Amor from 1718, a drawing of the festively clad door of the thesis in 1728, on the occasion of August the Strong's visit to Wittenberg, a drawing showing the interior of the castle church from 1730 and a drawing showing the anatomical theater of the Wittenberg University. His drawings served as models for other engravers. Nevertheless, his oeuvre has not been fully explored. Works in the churches of Globig , Klitzschena , Herzberg and Seyda are assigned to him.

family

Siebenhaar married on February 15, 1724 in Wittenberg Christina Elisabeth († February 15, 1724), the daughter of the chief excise holder and councilor Christian Fincelius. She had brought a house at 162 Wittenberger Mittelstrasse into the marriage. Four sons were born from this marriage. His eldest son Johann Adolph Siebenhaar (born February 16, 1725 in Wittenberg) was enrolled free of charge at the Wittenberg University on October 18, 1738, attended grammar school in Grimma from 1739 to 1744, and then studied at the University of Wittenberg, where he was on On October 17, 1750, he received his master's degree in philosophy and in 1758 took up a position as rector in Schlieben. 1762 he became pastor in Hohenbucko . Furthermore, the children Gottlieb Samuel Siebenhaar (born January 16, 1727), Polycarp Samuel (born June 20, 1729) and Martin Wilhelm (born December 19, 1733) are known.

literature

  • Georg Kaspar Nagler : New general artist lexicon. Verlag EA Fleischmann, Munich, 1846, Volume 16, p. 354 ( online )
  • Works from the University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt in Halle Ad Saale . Halle (Saale) 1960, page 161
  • Jutta Strehle: The graphic artist Michael Adolf Siebenhaar (1691–1751). and: In the footsteps of Michael Adolf Siebenhaar. In: Articles in the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . 1991

Web links

Commons : Michael Adolf Siebenhaar  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georg Dehio (abbreviation): Handbook of German art monuments . The Halle district . Akademieverlag, Berlin 1976, p. 512.
  2. ↑ Christian Fincelus (* Wittenberg), married. October 21, 1682, elected to the Wittenberg Council in 1690, in 1694 he became co-chairman of the church, in 1703 he received the allowance († September 7, 1707) cf. Church books Wittenberg and Paul Gottlieb Kettner: Raths-Collegio - the Chur city of Wittenberg. Publishing house Johann Christoph Meißner, Wolfenbüttel 1734
  3. ↑ today property at Holzmarkt, today Risorante Toscana, corner of the churchyard and pottery market
  4. ↑ Christian Gottlob Lorenz: Grimmenser Album… Verlag Compptoirs, Grimma 1850, p. 256 ( online ) and Fritz Juntke: Album Academiae Vitebergensis - Younger Series Part 3 . Halle (Saale) 1966, p. 443
  5. ↑ cf. Wittenberg church records
personal data
SURNAME Siebenhaar, Michael Adolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Siebenhaar, Michael Adolph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1691
PLACE OF BIRTH Staßfurt
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 1751
Place of death Wittenberg