Wolfgang Heimbach
Illustration — Wolfgang Heimbach, self-portrait, 1666 • Illustration — Countess Philippina Sabina von Hohenlohe (1653) by Wolfgang Heimbach Wolfgang Heimbach (1615 – 1678) was a North German Baroque painter, mostly active in Denmark. Heimbach was from Oldenburg and studied in Germany and the Low Countries. He was deaf-mute but compensated by being able to read and write several languages.
Also recorded as Christian Wolfgang Heimbach · Christian Heimbach · Heimbach
Wolfgang Heimbach
Wolfgang Heimbach · Wuselig · Public domain
- Born
- 1615 · Ovelgönne.
- Died
- 1678 · Oldenburg.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Known for
- Young Man with a Candle
- Languages
- French
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Born at Ovelgönne in 1615, died in Oldenburg in 1678.
The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Works named in the authority record are Young Man with a Candle. Work by Wolfgang Heimbach is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Hessen Kassel Heritage, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Gallery and Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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