Zürich - Bauschänzli 1770 - Johann Balthasar Bullinger

Johann Balthasar Bullinger (30 November 1713,

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– 31 March 1793,

Zürich Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...

) was a

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landscape painter Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent compos ...

Life

Bullinger was born in Langnau am Albis, the son of Heinrich Bullinger, a clergyman. He was a pupil of and then of Johannes Simler, with whom he studied both painting and engraving. He then went to Venice, carrying a letter of introduction to

Anton Maria Zanetti Count Anton oMaria Zanetti (1689–1767) was a Venetian artist, engraver, art critic, art dealer and connoisseur. He formed a collection of engraved gems, of which he published a lavish catalogue. Life Zanetti spent his early manhood making ...

, who introduced him to

Tiepolo Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( , ; March 5, 1696 – March 27, 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an import ...

, in whose studio he worked from 1732 until 1735. He first attempted historical painting, but then turned to landscapes, painting his first works in that ''genre'' in Steinbrugg in 1736. In 1737 he worked as a portraitist in Neuenburg. He spent the years between 1738 and 1741 in Amsterdam, where his work came under the influence of Dutch artists such as

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and

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. Bullinger also created the ceiling and wall paintings of the

Zunfthaus zur Meisen The Zunfthaus zur Meisen is the guild house of the Zunft zur Meisen. It is one of the many historically valuable buildings in the Lindenhof quarter in Zürich, Switzerland, and also housed the porcelain and faience collection of the Swiss National ...

, a guild house and present faience museum that was built at the

Münsterhof Münsterhof (literally: Fraumünster abbey courtyard) is a town square situated in the Lindenhof quarter in the historical center of Zürich, Switzerland. Münsterhof is the largest town square within the ''Altstadt'' (old town) of Zürich, and is ...

plaza in Zürich in 1757. He died at Zurich in 1793.

Etchings

He etched several plates in a free, painterly style; they include: *''The Portrait of J. B. Bullinger''; se ipse fec. *''A Frontispiece, with a number of Genii''. *''Two Mountainous Landscapes, with figures''. *A set of fifty Landscapes; some from his own designs, and the others after J. F. Ermels and F. Meyer. *''A Head''; after Le Brun; engraved for

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. ...

's Work.

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* 18th-century Swiss painters 18th-century Swiss male artists Swiss male painters 1713 births 1793 deaths People from Horgen District Swiss landscape painters {{Switzerland-painter-stub