Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein Self Portrait

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, known as the ''Goethe Tischbein'' (15 February 1751 in

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– 26 February 1829 in

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), was a German painter from the

Tischbein family The Tischbein family was a German family of artists, originating in Hesse and spanning three generations. The family patriarch, Johann Heinrich Tischbein (1682–1764), was a master baker at the State Hospital in Haina. The Tischbeins also produced ...

of artists.

Biography

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein was born on 15 February 1751 in

. His father was Johann Conrad, a carpenter. Tischbein began his artistic studies with his uncle, Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder (The "Kassel Tischbein"), in 1765, when Johann Heinrich Wilhelm was only 14 years old. Soon after, he began his travels, first working at the studio of his uncle Johann Jacob Tischbein in

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before moving to Bremen in 1771, and then travelling through Holland in 1772 and 1773. Tischbein returned to Kassel in 1773. Between 1773 and 1775 he completed many portrait commissions with his brother

Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Younger Johann Heinrich Tischbein, known as The Younger (28 November 1742, Haina - 22 December 1808, Kassel) was a German painter and engraver from the Tischbein family of artists. Biography He was the son of Johann Konrad Tischbein (1712–1778), a ...

. In 1777, he established himself as a portrait painter in Berlin, and completed commissions with the help of his younger brother Heinrich Jacob. Johann Heinrich Wilhelm was able to visit Rome in 1779 and continue his studies, thanks to a stipend from the

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. During this time, his style progressed from

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. After leaving Italy in 1781, Tischbein moved on to Zurich. In Zurich he worked for

Johann Kaspar Lavater Johann Kaspar (or Caspar) Lavater (; 15 November 1741 – 2 January 1801) was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian. Early life Lavater was born in Zürich, and was educated at the '' Gymnasium'' there, where J. J. ...

on his ''Physiognomische Fragmente'' project. In 1783, Tischbein received another stipendium, this time from Duke Ernest II (upon the recommendation of

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), allowing him to return to Rome from Zurich. He remained in Italy until 1799 and became friends with Goethe upon the latter's "Italian Journey" in 1786-1788. Tischbein shared a house on Rome's

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with the painters

Friedrich Bury Friedrich (Fritz) Bury (12 March 1763 – 18 May 1823) was a German artist born in Hanau. He studied first under his father Jean Jacques Bury, who was a goldsmith and professor in the Academy of Design in Hanau, and then with Johann Heinrich Wi ...

, Johann Heinrich Meyer,

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and . Goethe lodged for over a year in the shared flat, which is now the Casa di Goethe museum, and they travelled together to

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in 1787.''Italienische Reise'' (

Italian Journey ''Italian Journey'' (in the German original: ) is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's report on his travels to Italy from 1786 to 1788 that was published in 1816 & 1817. The book is based on Goethe's diaries and is smoothed in style, lacks the sponta ...

) by Goethe. In the same year, Tischbein painted his famous ''

Goethe in the Roman Campagna ''Goethe in the Roman Campagna'' is a painting by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, a German Neoclassical painter, depicting Johann Wolfgang von Goethe when the writer was travelling in Italy. Goethe's book on his travels to Italy from 1786–88, ...

''. Tischbein taught Goethe to draw during this time. In July 1787 Tischbein relocated to Naples, where he was named director of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli in 1789. He held this position until 1799, when he was forced to leave following the French invasion and the establishment of the

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. After leaving Naples, Tischbein travelled across Germany, visiting Kassel, Hanover and Göttingen. He eventually settled in Hamburg until 1808. After 1808, he worked for Grand Duke Peter I of Oldenburg at his summer residence of

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. He spent several years after 1810 writing his autobiography, ''Aus meinem Leben''. Tischebein died in Eutin on 26 February 1829. His son,

Peter Friedrich Ludwig Tischbein Peter Friedrich Ludwig Tischbein (6 December 1813, Eutin – 5 October 1883, Eutin) was a German forester, paleontologist and entomologist. His father was the painter Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. Prior to 1841, he worked as a supervisor in ...

, was a noted forester and naturalist.

Gallery

File:Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein - Goethe in the Roman Campagna - Google Art Project.jpg, Tischbein's most famous painting: ''

'', 1787 File:Tischbein JHW Familie.JPG, Family Scene (1778) File:Diogenes looking for a man - attributed to JHW Tischbein.jpg,

Diogenes Diogenes ( ; grc, Διογένης, Diogénēs ), also known as Diogenes the Cynic (, ) or Diogenes of Sinope, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism (philosophy). He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea ...

Searching for an Honest Man (1780s) File:Tichbein Selbstbildnis a d Staffel 1785@20150929.JPG, Self portrait (1785) File:Goethe am fenster tischbein.jpg, Goethe at the Window of Tischbein's flat in Rome (1787) File:Odysseus und Penelope (Tischbein).jpg, Ulysses and Penelope (1802) File:Napolitansk fiskerpige (Neapolitan fisherman's daughter).jpg, A Naples fisherman's daughter (c. 1817) File:Strength of Man Tischbein.jpg, The Strength of Man (1821)

References

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External links

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Full text
of ''Aus meinem Leben'' at Google Books (in

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