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| Born | Johann Martin Veith 9 May 1650
Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| Died | 14 April 1717 (aged 67)
Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Johann Martin Veith (9 May 1650 – 14 April 1717) was a Swiss painter in the Baroque style, known for historical, Biblical and mythological scenes.
Life and work
Johann Martin Veith studied art in Rome and Venice for ten years, after which he went with the Prince Radziwiłł to Warsaw, where he worked for two years. Upon his return to Schaffhausen he painted portraits of prominent people as well as scenes from mythology and history in the Venetian style.
External links
- Tapan Bhattacharya: Johann Martin Veith in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- "Veith, Johann Martin". SIKART Lexicon on art in Switzerland.
- Johann Kaspar Fuessli: Geschichte der besten Künstler in der Schweiz, Bd. 2, Zürich 1769-1774, S. 203–207.
- Matthew Pilkington, Henry Fuseli: John Martin Vyth, or Veyth, A Dictionary of Painters: from the revival of the art to the present period, London 1805, S. 635
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Johann Martin Veith | |
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| Born | Johann Martin Veith 9 May 1650
Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| Died | 14 April 1717 (aged 67)
Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Johann Martin Veith (9 May 1650 – 14 April 1717) was a Swiss painter in the Baroque style, known for historical, Biblical and mythological scenes.
Life and work
Johann Martin Veith studied art in Rome and Venice for ten years, after which he went with the Prince Radziwiłł to Warsaw, where he worked for two years. Upon his return to Schaffhausen he painted portraits of prominent people as well as scenes from mythology and history in the Venetian style.
External links
- Tapan Bhattacharya: Johann Martin Veith in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- "Veith, Johann Martin". SIKART Lexicon on art in Switzerland.
- Johann Kaspar Fuessli: Geschichte der besten Künstler in der Schweiz, Bd. 2, Zürich 1769-1774, S. 203–207.
- Matthew Pilkington, Henry Fuseli: John Martin Vyth, or Veyth, A Dictionary of Painters: from the revival of the art to the present period, London 1805, S. 635
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