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Johann Alexander Thiele (26 March 1685 in
in ''Tag des Herrn'' (2002) Many of his works were purchased by the former Saxon Minister of War, Jacob Heinrich von Flemming. After Flemming's death in 1728, Thiele returned to Arnstadt. In 1729, he became court painter to
@ Sächsische Biografie. but he also worked for the courts in Braunschweig and
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thiele, Johann Alexander 1685 births 1752 deaths German male painters Landscape painters Artists from Erfurt
Johann Alexander Thiele (26 March 1685 in Erfurt
Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits in ...
– 22 May 1752 in Dresden) was a German painter and engraver.
Life and work
After five years of apprenticeship as a printer in Erfurt, he was married inArnstadt
Arnstadt () is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, on the river Gera about south of Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia. Arnstadt is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia, and has a well-preserved historic centre with a partially preserved town ...
in 1710 and moved to Dresden in 1715, where he copied old paintings, was a student of Christoph Ludwig Agricola and worked briefly with Adam Manyoki, although he remained largely an auto-didact
Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning and self-teaching) is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or institutions (such as schools). Generally, autodidacts are individua ...
. In 1722, he presented his paintings for the first time during a carnival held at the Zwinger Palace."Gemalte Heimat von hohem Wert" (exhibition news with biography)in ''Tag des Herrn'' (2002) Many of his works were purchased by the former Saxon Minister of War, Jacob Heinrich von Flemming. After Flemming's death in 1728, Thiele returned to Arnstadt. In 1729, he became court painter to
Günther XLIII, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Günther XLIII, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (also known as Günther I; 13 August 1678 – 28 November 1740) was the ruling Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen from 1720 until his death.
Life
Prince Günther XLIII was son of Prince C ...
,Johann Alexander Thiele@ Sächsische Biografie. but he also worked for the courts in Braunschweig and
Kassel
Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the district of the same name and had 201,048 inhabitants in December 2020 ...
. In 1738, he was named court painter for King Augustus III of Poland and, in 1740, acquired the patronage of Heinrich von Brühl
Heinrich, count von Brühl ( pl, Henryk Brühl, 13 August 170028 October 1763), was a Polish-Saxon statesman at the court of Saxony and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and a member of the powerful German von Brühl family. The incumbency of ...
. During this period, he received 1000 Thaler
A thaler (; also taler, from german: Taler) is one of the large silver coins minted in the states and territories of the Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy during the Early Modern period. A ''thaler'' size silver coin has a diameter of ...
s and free lodging for creating four landscape views of the Eastern Ore Mountains and Mount Oybin in the Zittau Mountains, as well as some of the first paintings of the Lößnitz
Bergstadt Lößnitz (“Mining Town of Lößnitz”, also spelt Lössnitz), sometimes also called ''Muhme'' (“Aunt”) for its age, is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany, and belongs to the Town League of Silberberg (''St ...
region.
Unfortunately, 1740 was also the year when his wife died. After completing his commission, in 1743, he remarried and was awarded the title of "Hofkommissar" (Court Inspector). Six years later, he commissioned to do another series of landscapes; this time of Mecklenburg, under the direction of Duke Christian Ludwig II
Christian Ludwig II of Mecklenburg (15 May 1683 – 30 May 1756) was the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1747 to 1756. He was the son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and Landravine Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg.
Mecklenbur ...
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Three years after his death, the art historian and collector Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn
Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn (14 February 1712, Hamburg – 24 January 1780, Dresden) was a German art historian and collector, as well as an amateur engraver. He also served as a diplomat. His elder brother, Friedrich, was a well known poet.
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wrote his biography (although it appears to be unavailable at present). His son, , also became a well-known landscape painter.
References
Further reading
* Moritz Stubel, ''Der Landschaftsmaler Johann Alexander Thiele und seine sächsischen Prospekt'', B.C. Teubner, 1914 * Hendrik Bärnighausen, et al. ''"Wie über die Natur die Kunst des Pinsels steigt": Johann Alexander Thiele (1685-1752) : Thüringer Prospekte und Landschafts-Inventionen'', Volume 2 of ''Sondershäuser Kataloge'', Hain, 2003External links
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thiele, Johann Alexander 1685 births 1752 deaths German male painters Landscape painters Artists from Erfurt