Johann Friedrich Morgenstern (8 October 1777 – 21 January 1844) was a German painter, etcher, and painting restorer.
Johann Friedrich Morgenstern | |
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| Born | Johann Friedrich Morgenstern 8 October 1777 |
| Died | 21 January 1844 (aged 66) |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Other names | J. F. Morgenstern |
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| Children | Karl Morgenstern |
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| Relatives | Johann Christoph Morgenstern (grandfather) |
Early life and education
editJohann Friedrich Morgenstern was born on 8 October 1777 in Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire (now part of Hesse, Germany).[1]
The son of German painter and etcher Johann Ludwig Ernst Morgenstern and Anna Maria Alleinz, Johann Friedrich pursued an artistic path.[2] His grandfather was Johann Christoph Morgenstern, an 18th-century German painter. Taught by his father in his early years, J.F. Morgenstern later went to Dresden to continue his studies.[3]
Career
editJohann Friedrich Morgenstern gained recognition as an artist in part due to his opportunity to copy works by Johann Heinrich Roos and others during his early career, particularly between 1797 and 1798. Morgenstern produced several etched sheets based on drawings by Roos. Additionally, he created etchings inspired by drawings of Pieter de Bloot, David Teniers the Younger, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, and his own studies. His etching repertoire includes landscapes with figures and animals, as well as studies of human figures, such as busts of elderly men and women, and depictions of individual animals.[4] The Städel Collection and the Frankfurt Historical Museum house his paintings and drawings of Old Frankfurt and its surroundings.[5]
Alongside his landscape paintings and etched works, he was highly skilled at reviving partially destroyed paintings.[6]
Johann Friedrich's son, Karl Morgenstern, was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1812 and later settled in Munich as a landscape painter.[6]
Johann Friedrich's father passed away in 1819 in Frankfurt am Main.[7]
Death
editJohann Friedrich Morgenstern died on 21 January 1844 in Frankfurt, Germany.[1]
Gallery
edit- Works by Johann Friedrich Morgenstern
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References
edit- ^ a b Holland, G., Brinkmann, B., Sander, J. (1999). German Painting Before 1800 at the Städel. Germany: Blick in die Welt.
- ^ Lehmann, J. M. (1995). Raphael: The Holy Family with the Lamb of 1504: the Original and Its Variants. Germany: Arcos.
- ^ Bryan, M., Graves, R. E., Armstrong, W. (1889). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers: Biographical and Critical. United Kingdom: G. Bell and sons.
- ^ Die Monogrammisten und diejenigen bekannten und unbekannten Künstler aller Schulen. (1881). Germany: G. Hirth.
- ^ Frankfurt and the Taunus: A Handbook for Travellers. (1951). Germany: K. Baedeker.
- ^ a b Morgenblatt für gebildete leser. (1844). Germany: J. G. Cotta'sche buchhandlung..
- ^ Frankfurt and the Taunus: Handbook for Travellers. (1960). Germany: K. Baedeker.
External Links
editMedia related to Johann Friedrich Morgenstern at Wikimedia Commons
