Emanuel Witz
Illustration — Johann Heinrich Lips, Portrait of Emanuel Witz, ca. 1790 Emanuel Witz (27 June 1717 – 11 December 1797) was a Swiss painter, born in Biel. Witz was inspired by his brother (a sculptor) to apply himself to drawing.
Emanuel Witz
- Born
- 1717 · Biel/Bienne.
- Died
- 1797 · Biel/Bienne.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- painter · writer · sculptor
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Johann Heinrich Lips, Portrait of Emanuel Witz, ca. 1790 Emanuel Witz (27 June 1717 – 11 December 1797) was a Swiss painter, born in Biel. Witz was inspired by his brother (a sculptor) to apply himself to drawing.
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Born at Biel/Bienne in 1717, died in Biel/Bienne in 1797.
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1717
Emanuel Witz born at Biel/Bienne.
1797
Emanuel Witz died at Biel/Bienne.
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- 1.Witz Emanuel: Porträt Johann Rudolf A. Porta (1621-1648) Kunstsammlung Biel - Collection des arts visuels de Bienne. kunstsammlung.biel-bienne.ch.
- 2.Fuessli, Johann. Geschichte der besten Künstler in Schweit. 5. 1779.
- 3.Müller, Friedrich. Die Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker. 3. 1864.
- 4.Witz, Emanuel - SIKART Dictionary and database. www.sikart.ch.
- 5.Nagler, Georg. Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon. 22. 1852.
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