Michael Wening (1645 - 1718) - photo 1

Michael Wening

Michael Wening was a Bavarian artist, engraver and publisher of the Baroque period.

Wening was court engraver to Elector Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria and his successor Elector Max Emanuel. By the end of the 1670s, he opened his own publishing house, where he successfully published illustrated calendars and then topographical and historical materials for more than a decade.

Wening's main work - "Historico-Topographical Description" with 846 views - is considered the most complete description of Europe in the early modern period. To create it, the master himself traveled to many cities and made very accurate illustrations. The topographical work includes views and descriptions of towns, markets, monasteries, palaces, castles, court marks, and estates in Bavaria. The accompanying texts, which are a valuable addition to the engravings, were written by the Jesuit Ferdinand Schönwetter.

Date and place of birt:11 july 1645, Nuremberg, Germany
Date and place of death:18 april 1718, Munich, Germany
Period of activity: XVII, XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Publisher
Genre:Architectural landscape, Cityscape, History painting
Art style:Baroque

Creators Baroque

Willem Kalf (1619 - 1693)
Willem Kalf
1619 - 1693
Astolfo Petrazzi (1583 - 1665)
Astolfo Petrazzi
1583 - 1665
Lambert Doomer (1624 - 1700)
Lambert Doomer
1624 - 1700
Andrea Lanzani (1641 - 1712)
Andrea Lanzani
1641 - 1712
Agostino Masucci (1691 - 1758)
Agostino Masucci
1691 - 1758
Thomas Schwanthaler (1634 - 1707)
Thomas Schwanthaler
1634 - 1707
Pietro Paolini (1603 - 1681)
Pietro Paolini
1603 - 1681
José de Sarabia (1608 - 1699)
José de Sarabia
1608 - 1699
Juriaen Pool (1666 - 1745)
Juriaen Pool
1666 - 1745
Jan Lievens I (1607 - 1674)
Jan Lievens I
1607 - 1674
Pompeo Aldrovandini (1677 - 1735)
Pompeo Aldrovandini
1677 - 1735
Giovanni Bilivert (1585 - 1644)
Giovanni Bilivert
1585 - 1644
Bartolomeo Schedoni (1578 - 1615)
Bartolomeo Schedoni
1578 - 1615
Thomas Wyck (1616 - 1677)
Thomas Wyck
1616 - 1677
Thomas Lefèbvre (1636 - 1729)
Thomas Lefèbvre
1636 - 1729
Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606 - 1684)
Jan Davidsz. de Heem
1606 - 1684
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