Daniel Niklaus Chodowiecki, a Polish- German painter, was born in Danzig (then and now called Gdańsk and part of Poland), on October 16, 1726. Daniel Chodowiecki was offered an artistic education with the painter Haid in Augsburg. Soon he was able to earn a living by painting. He was admitted to the Berlin Academy in 1764. He had found his true calling and became the most famous graphic artist of his time. His works include several thousand drawings and paintings. He illustrated nearly all of the great classics. His drawings represent in great detail the life of the burghers during the Zopfstil period, a time between Rococo and the upcoming Classicism. In 1797 Chodowiecki was appointed director of the Academy of Arts in Berlin, where he died on February 7, 1801. He also painted many portraits of Polish gentry and was interested in Huguenot and Polish history as well, creating few paintings on the topic. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1256x2196, 276 KB) Description: Title: de: Chodowiecki auf der Jannowitzbrücke Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 197 × 113 cm Country of origin: de: Deutschland Current location (city): de: Schweinfurt Current location (gallery): de: Sammlung Georg Schäfer Other notes... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1256x2196, 276 KB) Description: Title: de: Chodowiecki auf der Jannowitzbrücke Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 197 × 113 cm Country of origin: de: Deutschland Current location (city): de: Schweinfurt Current location (gallery): de: Sammlung Georg Schäfer Other notes... Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel ( 8 December 1815 - 9 February 1905) was a German artist noted for drawings, engravings, and paintings. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (Neither rashly nor timidly) Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta GdaÅ„ska Mayor PaweÅ‚ Adamowicz Area 262 km² Population - city - urban - density 460 524 (2004) Ranked 6th 1 100 000 1761/km² Founded City rights 997 1263 Latitude Longitude 54°40N 18°60E... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
DANIEL NICOLAS CHODOWIECKI (1726-1801), German painter and engraver of Polish descent, was born at Danzig.
Left an orphan at an early age, he devoted himself to the practice of miniature painting, the elements of which his father had taught him, as a means of support for himself and his mother.
After designing and engraving several subjects from the story of the Seven Years' War, Chodowiecki produced the famous "History of the Life of Jesus Christ," a set of admirably painted miniatures, which made him at once so popular that he laid aside all occupations save those of painting and engraving.
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