Johann Erdmann Hummel ( German: Johann Erdmann Hummel ; September 11, 1769 , Kassel , October 26, 1852 , Berlin ) is a German artist.
| Johann Erdman Hummel | |
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| him. Johann Erdmann Hummel | |
| Date of Birth | September 11, 1769 |
| Place of Birth | Kassel |
| Date of death | October 26, 1852 (83 years old) |
| Place of death | Berlin |
| Citizenship | Holy Roman Empire , Rhine Union , German Union |
Life and work
I.E. Hummel studied in 1780–92 at the Higher Art School in Kassel. In 1792–99, he lives in Italy, where he closely converges with a group of German landscape painters who opposed classicism that prevailed then in painting. While in Rome, Hummel writes mainly paintings on mythological subjects. In 1799 he returned to Germany, lived for some time in his native Kassel, but then moved to Berlin, in which he remained until the end of his days.
The artist works in the capital of Prussia as an illustrator, creates copper engravings on themes from the life of Martin Luther , and is engaged in portraiture. Characteristic of his work are rare thoroughness in writing out details and a special emphasis on perspectives on the canvases, which earned him the nickname “Perspektiv-Hummel”. In 1809, the artist became a professor of perspective, architecture and optics at the Berlin Academy of Arts. In 1813 he entered the so-called. Berlin Society of Lawless ( Gesetzlose Gesellschaft zu Berlin ) is an elite men's club whose members represented the political and cultural elite of Berlin secular society.
The works of I.E. Hummel are stored in the largest museums in Germany, including the Berlin National Gallery .
Gallery
Wilhelmshoehe Palace (c. 1800)
Louise Mila, 1810
In the room. Berlin (1820)
Granite bowl in the Lustgarten park in Berlin (1831)
Chess game at the Foss Palace in Berlin (1818-1819)
Literature
- Georg Hummel: Der Maler Johann Erdmann Hummel. Leben und Werk . Leipzig 1954.