Johann Eleazar Zeissig

Johann Eleazar Zeissig was a German painter and university teacher (1737–1806). He was born at Großschönau and died at Dresden.

Also recorded as Zeissig Schenau; Johann Eleasar Zeizig Schenau; Johann Eleazar Zeisig; Johann Eleazar Schenau; Johann Schenau; Schenau.

Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Zeissig Schenau, Johann Eleasar Zeizig Schenau, Johann Eleazar Zeisig, Johann Eleazar Schenau and Johann Schenau. His recorded language was German.

Formation and teaching

As a teacher, Johann Eleazar Zeissig is recorded in connection with Christian Leberecht Vogel. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Recognition and collections

Work by Johann Eleazar Zeissig is held by Städel Museum, Auckland Art Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.

Identity

What the record establishes about Johann Eleazar Zeissig.

A philosopher and virtuoso seated in an armchair: dissatisfied with his accomplishments, he points to the need for charity to the poor. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1774, after J.E. Schenau, 1773. is dated [ca. 1774] and held by Wellcome Collection. A man administers a clyster to a greedy little boy who is laying across his mothers lap, his two siblings watch the scene with amusement. Engraving by J. Ouvrier after J.E. Schenau. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. An itinerant medicine vendor and his assistants being pelted off stage with stones from an angry audience. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1798, after J. Schenau. is dated 1798 and held by Wellcome Collection. An Antique Sacrificial Scene (recto); Sketch of a Group of People (verso) is dated 1779 (?) and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2011.251a, b). A girl holding a pet bird and a schoolbook. Line engraving by J.G. Wille, 1771, after J.E. Schenau. is dated 1771 and held by Wellcome Collection. Georg Ludwig Rumpelt. Crayon-manner etching by C. F. Boetius, 1777, after J. E. Schenau, 1771. is dated 1777 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Johann Georg Palizsch. Line engraving by C. G. Schulze, 1782, after A. Graff and J.E. Schenau. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Two Women and Three Men Playing Cards is dated 18th–early 19th century and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2008.209). The Elector's family is dated 1772 and held by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (inventory Gal.-Nr. 2164 B). The art conversation is dated 1771 and held by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (inventory Gal.-Nr. 3161). Young Woman, Old Woman, and Man with Long Hair is dated 1765 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2002.105.2). Portraits of 2 elderly women and 3 elderly men is dated 1759 and held by Führermuseum (inventory 1784).

Art collection of the Federal Republic of Germany records 2 objects associated with this heading. The Happy Family with Children Playing is catalogued and held by Q214867 (inventory 1995.41.1). Young Woman Embraced by an Older Man is dated 1765 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2002.105.4). A Sharp Rejoinder is catalogued and held by Auckland Art Gallery (inventory 1887/1/27). drawings in the National Gallery of Art records 2 objects associated with this heading. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden records 2 objects associated with this heading.

Munich Central Collecting Point records 4 objects associated with this heading. Nine Children's Heads is dated 1765 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2002.105.6).

Works and catalogued output

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 3 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 14 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Johann Eleazar Zeissig may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Johann Eleazar Zeissig is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q556102.

Catalogued works

23 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1750 to 1798.

A Sharp Rejoinder, held by Auckland Art Gallery, inventory 1887/1/27. The art conversation, dated 1771, held by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, inventory Gal.-Nr. 3161. The Elector's family, dated 1772, held by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, inventory Gal.-Nr. 2164 B. The Happy Family with Children Playing, held by Q214867, inventory 1995.41.1. The Letter, held by Q214867, inventory 1998.36.1. Young Woman Flirting with a Man, dated 1765, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.105.3. Young Woman Embraced by an Older Man, dated 1765, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.105.4. Old Woman Scolding a Man, dated 1765, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.105.5. Nine Children's Heads, dated 1765, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.105.6. Four Heads, dated 1765, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.105.7. Young Woman, Old Woman, and Man with Long Hair, dated 1765, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.105.2. family - scene, dated 1782, held by Führermuseum, inventory 9439. Portraits of 2 elderly women and 3 elderly men, dated 1759, held by Führermuseum, inventory 1784. Domestic Scene, dated 1750. Two Women and Three Men Playing Cards, dated 18th–early 19th century, pen and black ink, gray wash, watercolor, over a sketch in black chalk or graphite, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2008.209. A Woman at her Toilet with a Maid, a Boy, a Dog and a Young Soldier; verso: A Sketch for a Similar Composition, dated 1770, pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, watercolour, over black chalk or graphite, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2008.506. An Antique Sacrificial Scene (recto); Sketch of a Group of People (verso), dated 1779 (?), brush and gray ink, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink, not by the artist; verso: black chalk, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2011.251a, b. A girl holding a pet bird and a schoolbook. Line engraving by J.G. Wille, 1771, after J.E. Schenau., dated 1771, held by Wellcome Collection. An itinerant medicine vendor and his assistants being pelted off stage with stones from an angry audience. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1798, after J. Schenau., dated 1798, held by Wellcome Collection. A philosopher and virtuoso seated in an armchair: dissatisfied with his accomplishments, he points to the need for charity to the poor. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1774, after J.E. Schenau, 1773., dated [ca. 1774], held by Wellcome Collection. A man administers a clyster to a greedy little boy who is laying across his mothers lap, his two siblings watch the scene with amusement. Engraving by J. Ouvrier after J.E. Schenau., held by Wellcome Collection. Johann Georg Palizsch. Line engraving by C. G. Schulze, 1782, after A. Graff and J.E. Schenau., held by Wellcome Collection. Georg Ludwig Rumpelt. Crayon-manner etching by C. F. Boetius, 1777, after J. E. Schenau, 1771., dated 1777, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 10 named public collections.

Q214867: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Führermuseum: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Munich Central Collecting Point: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. drawings in the National Gallery of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Art collection of the Federal Republic of Germany: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Auckland Art Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Christian Leberecht Vogel is recorded as having studied under Johann Eleazar Zeissig. the recorded working language is German.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Dresden and Paris. Employment is recorded with Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.

Work by Johann Eleazar Zeissig is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Auckland Art Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.

Chronology

  1. 1737Johann Eleazar Zeissig born at Großschönau.
  2. 1737Johann Eleazar Zeissig was born in 1737 at Großschönau.
  3. 1759Portraits of 2 elderly women and 3 elderly men is dated 1759 and held by Führermuseum (inventory 1784).
  4. 1765Young Woman Flirting with a Man (Q214867).
  5. 1765Young Woman, Old Woman, and Man with Long Hair is dated 1765 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2002.105.2).
  6. 1765Young Woman Embraced by an Older Man is dated 1765 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2002.105.4).
  7. 1765Nine Children's Heads is dated 1765 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2002.105.6).
  8. 1770A Woman at her Toilet with a Maid, a Boy, a Dog and a Young Soldier; verso: A Sketch for a Similar Composition digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1771The art conversation (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden).
  10. 1771A girl holding a pet bird and a schoolbook. Line engraving by J.G. Wille, 1771, after J.E. Schenau. is dated 1771 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  11. 1771The art conversation is dated 1771 and held by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (inventory Gal.-Nr. 3161).
  12. 1772The Elector's family (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden).
  13. 1772The Elector's family is dated 1772 and held by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (inventory Gal.-Nr. 2164 B).
  14. 1774A philosopher and virtuoso seated in an armchair: dissatisfied with his accomplishments, he points to the need for charity to the poor. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1774, after J.E. Schenau, 1773. is dated [ca. 1774] and held by Wellcome Collection.
  15. 1777Georg Ludwig Rumpelt. Crayon-manner etching by C. F. Boetius, 1777, after J. E. Schenau, 1771. is dated 1777 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  16. 1779An Antique Sacrificial Scene; verso: Sketch of a Group of People digitised by Internet Archive.
  17. 1779An Antique Sacrificial Scene (recto); Sketch of a Group of People (verso) is dated 1779 (?) and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2011.251a, b).
  18. 1782Johann Georg Palizsch. Line engraving by C. G. Schulze, 1782, after A. Graff and J.E. Schenau. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection.
  19. 1798An itinerant medicine vendor and his assistants being pelted off stage with stones from an angry audience. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1798, after J. Schenau. is dated 1798 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  20. 1806Johann Eleazar Zeissig died at Dresden.
  21. 1806Johann Eleazar Zeissig died in 1806 at Dresden.
  22. 1887A Sharp Rejoinder is catalogued and held by Auckland Art Gallery (inventory 1887/1/27).
  23. 1995The Happy Family with Children Playing is catalogued and held by Q214867 (inventory 1995.41.1).
  24. 2008Two Women and Three Men Playing Cards is dated 18th–early 19th century and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2008.209).

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Internet Archive, 4 digitised items catalogued under Johann Eleazar Zeissig as creator.

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  2. 2.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Johann Eleazar Zeissig (7 objects).

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  3. 3.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 8 works naming Johann Eleazar Zeissig.

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q556102: Johann Eleazar Zeissig

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  5. 5.

    “Johann Eleazar Zeissig”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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Plates

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An itinerant medicine vendor and his assistants being pelted off stage with stones from an angry audience. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1798, after J. Schenau., 1798, by Johann Eleazar Zeissig

An itinerant medicine vendor and his assistants being pelted off stage with stones from an angry audience. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1798, after J. Schenau., 1798, by Johann Eleazar Zeissig

Johann Eleazar Zeissig · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark

The picture record
A philosopher and virtuoso seated in an armchair: dissatisfied with his accomplishments, he points to the need for charity to the poor. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1774, after J.E. Schenau, 1773., [ca. 1774], by Johann Eleazar Zeissig

A philosopher and virtuoso seated in an armchair: dissatisfied with his accomplishments, he points to the need for charity to the poor. Engraving by C.F. Stoelzel, 1774, after J.E. Schenau, 1773., [ca. 1774], by Johann Eleazar Zeissig

Johann Eleazar Zeissig · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark

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