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1685 Dresden - 1749. Known for: Portrait painting and sculpture.
Balthasar Denner was a German portrait and miniature painter. Little is known about Denner's training. He had drawing lessons in Hamburg, since 1707 he worked as painter at the Berlin Academy. Being... Read full biography
Balthasar Denner was a German portrait and miniature painter. Little is known about Denner's training. He had drawing lessons in Hamburg, since 1707 he worked as painter at the Berlin Academy. Being extraordinarily talented he soon received commissions, first from the court of Holstein, since 1717... Read full biography
Balthasar Denner was a German portrait and miniature painter. Little is known about Denner's training. He had drawing lessons in Hamburg, since 1707 he worked as painter at the Berlin Academy. Being extraordinarily talented he soon received commissions, first from the court of Holstein, since 1717 also from the Royal Danish court. In Hannover he met members of the English court and followed their invitation to London in 1721. He returned to Hamburg in 1728 but soon began traveling around again... Read full biography
Balthasar Denner was a German portrait and miniature painter. Little is known about Denner's training. He had drawing lessons in Hamburg, since 1707 he worked as painter at the Berlin Academy. Being extraordinarily talented he soon received commissions, first from the court of Holstein, since 1717 also from the Royal Danish court. In Hannover he met members of the English court and followed their invitation to London in 1721. He returned to Hamburg in 1728 but soon began traveling around again to the courts where he received commissions. After a longer sojourn in Amsterdam he painted the future tsar Peter III. in Hamburg in 1740. Working in the tradition of Leiden painting school, Denner was one of the best and most sought-after portrait... Read full biography
Balthasar Denner was a German portrait and miniature painter. Little is known about Denner's training. He had drawing lessons in Hamburg, since 1707 he worked as painter at the Berlin Academy. Being extraordinarily talented he soon received commissions, first from the court of Holstein, since 1717 also from the Royal Danish court. In Hannover he met members of the English court and followed their invitation to London in 1721. He returned to Hamburg in 1728 but soon began traveling around again to the courts where he received commissions. After a longer sojourn in Amsterdam he painted the future tsar Peter III. in Hamburg in 1740. Working in the tradition of Leiden painting school, Denner was one of the best and most sought-after portrait painter of the rococo.... Read full biography
