Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann
Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann (* 1709 in Speyer , † 21st December 1760 in Mannheim ) was a German landscape and historical painter and engraver at Kurpfälzer court in Mannheim.
life and work
Brinckmann was a student of Johann Georg Dathan (1703 – ca. 1748) in Speyer. In 1733 he was appointed court painter under Elector Karl Philipp in Mannheim. In 1757 he was promoted to director of the painting cabinet and in 1757 became a member of the Secret State Council.
On a trip through Switzerland in 1745, he was one of the first German painters to create pictures of the Swiss mountains. As a court painter, he was involved in the design of the library cabinet of Electress Elisabeth Augusta in Mannheim Palace . He created frescoes on the continent and some altar leaves in the Jesuit Church in Mannheim .
Brinckmann was a valued artist in his day. As a landscape painter, he orientated himself on the works of Salvator Rosa . Even Rembrandt van Rijn he was a role model. He signed his works with the initials of his name PB and PHB or with a monogram consisting of the interlaced letters PH and B. Goethe praised him in " Poetry and Truth " (first part, third book) as one of the painters "whose brush in easel paintings is not to be scolded".
literature
- Wilhelm Schmidt: Brinckmann, Philipp Hieronymus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 333 f.
- Gustav Jacob: Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann A Mannheim painter of the 18th century , In: Mannheimer Geschichtsblätter . 23 (1922), No. 9., Col. 172-178: Ill
- Ernst Emmerling: Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann as a landscape painter . In: Mitteilungen des Historisches Verein der Pfalz, 58, Speyer 1960, pp. 317-325
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brinckmann, Philipp Hieronymus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baroque painter and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1709 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Speyer |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 1760 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |