Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder
Illustration — John III Sobieski (1690s) Georg Philipp Rugendas (27 November 1666 – 1742) was a battle and military genre painter and engraver born in the Free Imperial City of Augsburg in what is now Bavaria, Germany.
Also recorded as Georg Philipp Rugendas I · Georg Philipp Rugendas
Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder
Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Born
- 1666 · Augsburg.
- Died
- 1742 · Augsburg.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker · scientific illustrator · copper engraver · publisher · artist
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — John III Sobieski (1690s) Georg Philipp Rugendas (27 November 1666 – 1742) was a battle and military genre painter and engraver born in the Free Imperial City of Augsburg in what is now Bavaria, Germany.
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Johann Lorenz Rugendas is recorded as having studied under Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Augsburg. Work by Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Finnish National Gallery and Nationalmuseum.
He was a pupil of Isaak Fisches, an historical painter, took Bourguignon, Lembke, and Tempesta for his models, but formed his style more especially through the study of the various phases of the military profession, from real life. He continued his studies for two years in Vienna, and in 1692 under Antonio Molinari in Venice, thence went to Rome. During the siege and pillage of Augsburg in 1703, he exposed himself to great danger by drawing, in the midst of the engagements, the scenes around him. The six etchings resulting from this are perhaps the most meritorious part of his work. His oil paintings may best be studied in the Brunswick Gallery, which contains nine battle pieces by him.
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The following is established of origins and background. Born in 1666 at Augsburg. It is also recorded that georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder died in 1742 at Augsburg.
Tending the sick and wounded after a battle. Tinted mezzotint by J.C. Rugendas after G.P. Rugendas, 1698., 1698, by Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder
Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
Saint Ambrose. Mezzotint by G.P and J.L. Rugendas., 1700-1799, by Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder
Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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