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Johann Georg Trautmann BIOGRAPHY
1713 Zweibrücken, Germany - 1769 Frankfurt am Main. Known for: Religious, portrait, and genre painting.
A native of Zweibrücken, the painter and printmaker Johann Georg Trautmann completed his apprenticeship with the ducal court painter Ferdinand Bellon. By 1740, Trautmann went to Frankfurt and came... Read full biography
A native of Zweibrücken, the painter and printmaker Johann Georg Trautmann completed his apprenticeship with the ducal court painter Ferdinand Bellon. By 1740, Trautmann went to Frankfurt and came first in the workshop of the facade painter Hugo Schlegel, later in that of tapestry painter Gabriel... Read full biography
A native of Zweibrücken, the painter and printmaker Johann Georg Trautmann completed his apprenticeship with the ducal court painter Ferdinand Bellon. By 1740, Trautmann went to Frankfurt and came first in the workshop of the facade painter Hugo Schlegel, later in that of tapestry painter Gabriel Kiesewetter. It is unknown when exactly Trautmann opened his own workshop. His earliest known painting dates to 1751. Trautmann's paintings are influenced by Dutch and Flemish art, but also by German... Read full biography
A native of Zweibrücken, the painter and printmaker Johann Georg Trautmann completed his apprenticeship with the ducal court painter Ferdinand Bellon. By 1740, Trautmann went to Frankfurt and came first in the workshop of the facade painter Hugo Schlegel, later in that of tapestry painter Gabriel Kiesewetter. It is unknown when exactly Trautmann opened his own workshop. His earliest known painting dates to 1751. Trautmann's paintings are influenced by Dutch and Flemish art, but also by German paintings of the 17th century. He created religious history paintings according to the Old and New Testaments, character studies and heads in the manner of the Dutch 'tronies', some portraits, and a variety of genre scenes. In his nocturnal gypsy and... Read full biography
A native of Zweibrücken, the painter and printmaker Johann Georg Trautmann completed his apprenticeship with the ducal court painter Ferdinand Bellon. By 1740, Trautmann went to Frankfurt and came first in the workshop of the facade painter Hugo Schlegel, later in that of tapestry painter Gabriel Kiesewetter. It is unknown when exactly Trautmann opened his own workshop. His earliest known painting dates to 1751. Trautmann's paintings are influenced by Dutch and Flemish art, but also by German paintings of the 17th century. He created religious history paintings according to the Old and New Testaments, character studies and heads in the manner of the Dutch 'tronies', some portraits, and a variety of genre scenes. In his nocturnal gypsy and robber scenes, he elaborated impressive lighting effects.
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A native of Zweibrücken, the painter and printmaker Johann Georg Trautmann completed his apprenticeship with the ducal court painter Ferdinand Bellon. By 1740, Trautmann went to Frankfurt and came first in the workshop of the facade painter Hugo Schlegel, later in that of tapestry painter Gabriel Kiesewetter.
It is unknown when exactly Trautmann opened his own workshop. His earliest known painting dates to 1751. Trautmann's paintings are influenced by Dutch and Flemish art, but also by German paintings of the 17th century.
He created religious history paintings according to the Old and New Testaments, character studies and heads in the manner of the Dutch 'tronies', some portraits, and...But wait, there's more...
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