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1734 St. Gallern, Switzerland - 1816 Leipzig, Germany. Known for: Romantic river and rocky landsclape painting, pen and ink, engraving.
Adrian Zingg (April 15, 1734, St.Gallen – May 26, 1816, Leipzig) was a Swiss painter. Adrian Zingg received his professional training from his father, the steel cutter Bartolomäus Zingg, then became... Read full biography
Adrian Zingg (April 15, 1734, St.Gallen – May 26, 1816, Leipzig) was a Swiss painter. Adrian Zingg received his professional training from his father, the steel cutter Bartolomäus Zingg, then became an apprentice with the engraver Johann Rudolf Holzhalb [de]. In 1757, he worked in Bern, painting... Read full biography
Adrian Zingg (April 15, 1734, St.Gallen – May 26, 1816, Leipzig) was a Swiss painter. Adrian Zingg received his professional training from his father, the steel cutter Bartolomäus Zingg, then became an apprentice with the engraver Johann Rudolf Holzhalb [de]. In 1757, he worked in Bern, painting vedute with Johann Ludwig Aberli. Together with the medalist Johann Caspar Mörikofer (1732–1790), he traveled to Paris in 1759, where Zingg worked for seven years with the engraver Johann Georg Wille.... Read full biography
Adrian Zingg (April 15, 1734, St.Gallen – May 26, 1816, Leipzig) was a Swiss painter. Adrian Zingg received his professional training from his father, the steel cutter Bartolomäus Zingg, then became an apprentice with the engraver Johann Rudolf Holzhalb [de]. In 1757, he worked in Bern, painting vedute with Johann Ludwig Aberli. Together with the medalist Johann Caspar Mörikofer (1732–1790), he traveled to Paris in 1759, where Zingg worked for seven years with the engraver Johann Georg Wille. In 1764, he was supported by Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn as an engraver at the newly founded Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, where he worked as a teacher from 1766. He had an intensive relationship with professor Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, who... Read full biography
Adrian Zingg (April 15, 1734, St.Gallen – May 26, 1816, Leipzig) was a Swiss painter. Adrian Zingg received his professional training from his father, the steel cutter Bartolomäus Zingg, then became an apprentice with the engraver Johann Rudolf Holzhalb [de]. In 1757, he worked in Bern, painting vedute with Johann Ludwig Aberli. Together with the medalist Johann Caspar Mörikofer (1732–1790), he traveled to Paris in 1759, where Zingg worked for seven years with the engraver Johann Georg Wille. In 1764, he was supported by Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn as an engraver at the newly founded Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, where he worked as a teacher from 1766. He had an intensive relationship with professor Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, who acted as a mentor for Zingg. In 1774, after the death of Dietrich, Zingg began to... Read full biography
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Adrian Zingg (April 15, 1734, St.Gallen – May 26, 1816, Leipzig) was a Swiss painter.Adrian Zingg received his professional training from his father, the steel cutter Bartolomäus Zingg, then became an apprentice with the engraver Johann Rudolf Holzhalb [de].In 1757, he worked in Bern, painting vedute with Johann Ludwig Aberli. Together with the medalist Johann Caspar Mörikofer (1732–1790), he traveled to Paris in 1759, where Zingg worked for seven years with the engraver Johann Georg Wille.In 1764, he was supported by Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn as an engraver at the newly founded Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, where he worked as a teacher from 1766. He had an intensiv...But wait, there's more...
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