Johannes Riepenhausen (1787,

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- 11 September 1860, Rome) and his older brother Franz Riepenhausen (1786, Göttingen - 3 January 1831, Rome) were German

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

s and engravers who worked in Rome.

Biography

The brothers were sons and pupils of Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen (1765–1840) who was known through engravings he did of

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's work. In 1804, the brothers studied under Anton Wilhelm Tischbein at the Academy in

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, then in

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, and in 1807 went in

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's company to Rome, where they settled permanently and devoted themselves chiefly to the study of

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's works.

Collective works

Besides many religious paintings the brothers produced conjointly the “Glorification of Raphael”, and for the Guelph Hall at

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“Henry the Lion Protecting Frederick Barbarossa Against the Romans”. They also collaborated in drawings to Goethe's ''Faust'', in episodes from the life of

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, in 14

etching Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...

s, illustrating the ''Life and Death of Saint Genevieve'' (1806), a ''Geschichte der Malerei in Italien'' (History of painting in Italy), with 24 outline drawings after

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before

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(1810), and a series of drawings after the paintings of

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at Delphi, according to

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Johannes' solo works

After the death of Franz, Johannes published a ''Vita di Raffaello'' in 14 plates, for which the brothers had composed drawings together, and also executed several large paintings such as “Raphael's Death” (1836), “Destruction of the Cenci Family” (1839), and others.

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References

* This work in turn cites: ** Andresen, ''Die deutschen Maler-Radirer des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts'' (Leipzig, 1872) 1787 births 1860 deaths 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters German engravers Artists from Rome {{Germany-artist-stub