Johann Wenzel Peter
Illustration — Self portrait, 1813 Johann Wenzel Peter was born September 9, 1745, in Karlsbad in the now-Czech Republic and died December 28, 1829, in Rome, Italy. Peter is known for his animal paintings which appear in the Vatican Museums and frescos which are on the walls of the Galleria Borghese. Pope Gregory XVI furnished the Room of the Consistory in the Papal State Apartment with twenty works purchased from Peter.
Also recorded as Wenzel Peters · Venceslao Peter · Peters of Rome · Johann Wenceslaus Peter
Johann Wenzel Peter
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- Born
- 1745 · Karlsbad.
- Died
- 1829 · Rome.
- Nationality
- Habsburg monarchy
- Occupation
- painter · engraver · designer · sculptor · artist
- Fields
- animal art
- Known for
- A leopard attacks a zebra · Fight between a lion and a tiger · Self portrait · Tiger roaring
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Self portrait, 1813 Johann Wenzel Peter was born September 9, 1745, in Karlsbad in the now-Czech Republic and died December 28, 1829, in Rome, Italy. Peter is known for his animal paintings which appear in the Vatican Museums and frescos which are on the walls of the Galleria Borghese. Pope Gregory XVI furnished the Room of the Consistory in the Papal State Apartment with twenty works purchased from Peter.
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The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are animal art. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome. Works named in the authority record are A leopard attacks a zebra, Fight between a lion and a tiger, Self portrait and Tiger roaring. Work by Johann Wenzel Peter is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Städel Museum, Pinacoteca Vaticana and Łazienki Palace.
• Illustration — A Lion and Tiger in Combat, c. 1809 • Illustration — Johann Wenzel Peter - A pointer and two setters in a classical landscape • Illustration — Paradiso terrestre • Illustration — Johann Wenzel Peter - Truthahn, Pfau, Kiebitz, Kaninchen • Illustration — 11698 - Vatican - Pinacoteca (3482061955) • Illustration — Johann Wenzel Peter - Royal Bengal Tigers • Illustration — Johann Wenzel Peter - Ein Löwe greift eine Ziege an 1785 • Illustration — Johann Wenzel Peter - Truthähne • Illustration — Jan Václav Peter - Jelen
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