Johann Heinrich Wedekind (1674 - 1736)

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Johann Heinrich Wedekind

Johann Heinrich Wedekind was a Baltic-German painter born on August 15, 1674, in Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia) and died on October 8, 1736, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He is noted for his contributions to secular portrait painting in Russia, particularly during the era of Peter the Great, whom he served as a court painter. Wedekind's work helped establish the genre of secular portraiture in Russia, a significant departure from the predominantly religious themes that characterized Russian art at the time.

Wedekind initially trained under the Baltic-German painter Ernst Wilhelm Londicer and spent significant periods working in Lübeck and Riga before relocating permanently to Russia. Throughout his career, he painted many notable figures, including Swedish and Russian nobility and royalty such as King Charles XII of Sweden and Tsar Peter the Great. Many of his works are held in private collections, with some attributed based on his distinctive brush technique, though they were widely dispersed following the October Revolution.

Despite his contributions to Russian art, critical reviews of Wedekind's work tend to describe it as diligent yet mediocre. His life outside of painting was marked by personal responsibilities, including managing a family pharmacy, which might have affected his artistic output. Today, while many of his paintings are no longer in major museums, his legacy as a pioneer of portrait painting in Russia endures​​.

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Date and place of birt:15 august 1674, Tallinn, Sweden
Date and place of death:8 october 1736, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Nationality:Russia, Sweden, Estonia, Russian Empire
Period of activity: XVII, XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Landscape painting, Portrait, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque

Creators Russia

Boris Georgievich Birger (1923 - 2001)
Boris Georgievich Birger
1923 - 2001
Konstantin Alexeyevich Vasiliev (1942 - 1976)
Konstantin Alexeyevich Vasiliev
1942 - 1976
Orest Adamovich Kiprensky (1782 - 1836)
Orest Adamovich Kiprensky
1782 - 1836
Feodosy Ivanovich Yanenko (1762 - 1809)
Feodosy Ivanovich Yanenko
1762 - 1809
Otari Zakharovich Kandaurov (1937)
Otari Zakharovich Kandaurov
1937
Mihail Mikhailovich Chemiakin (1943)
Mihail Mikhailovich Chemiakin
1943
Mikhail Vasilyevich Le-Dentu (1891 - 1917)
Mikhail Vasilyevich Le-Dentu
1891 - 1917
Anna Remizov-Vasilyeva (1890 - 1928)
Anna Remizov-Vasilyeva
1890 - 1928
Vladimir Konstantinovich Vasiltsov (1932 - 2002)
Vladimir Konstantinovich Vasiltsov
1932 - 2002
Oleg Fedorov (1959)
Oleg Fedorov
1959
Igor Vladimirovich Radoman (1921 - 1992)
Igor Vladimirovich Radoman
1921 - 1992
Raphael Schwartz (1874 - 1942)
Raphael Schwartz
1874 - 1942
Alexei Nikolayevich Sundukov (1952)
Alexei Nikolayevich Sundukov
1952
Sergei Efimovich Zakharov (1900 - 1993)
Sergei Efimovich Zakharov
1900 - 1993
Andrey L'vovich Kostin (1947 - 2000)
Andrey L'vovich Kostin
1947 - 2000
Evgeny Mitta (1963)
Evgeny Mitta
1963

Creators Baroque

Guiliam Gabron (1619 - 1678)
Guiliam Gabron
1619 - 1678
Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
Godfrey Kneller
1646 - 1723
Gottfried Eichler I (1677 - 1759)
Gottfried Eichler I
1677 - 1759
Adam Pynacker (1622 - 1673)
Adam Pynacker
1622 - 1673
Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde (1638 - 1698)
Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde
1638 - 1698
Jacob van der Heyden (1573 - 1645)
Jacob van der Heyden
1573 - 1645
Jusepe de Ribera (1591 - 1652)
Jusepe de Ribera
1591 - 1652
Gillis Claeissens (1526 - 1605)
Gillis Claeissens
1526 - 1605
Kristoffel Lyubenetsky (1659 - 1729)
Kristoffel Lyubenetsky
1659 - 1729
Jan van Bunnik (1654 - 1727)
Jan van Bunnik
1654 - 1727
Giacomo Antonio Arland (1668 - 1743)
Giacomo Antonio Arland
1668 - 1743
Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo (1629 - 1693)
Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo
1629 - 1693
Giuseppe Zola (1672 - 1743)
Giuseppe Zola
1672 - 1743
Rombout Verhulst (1624 - 1698)
Rombout Verhulst
1624 - 1698
Johann Alexander Thiele (1685 - 1752)
Johann Alexander Thiele
1685 - 1752
Johann George Böhm II (1696 - 1738)
Johann George Böhm II
1696 - 1738
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