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

Maharbek Safarovich Tuganov (1881 - 1952)
Maharbek Safarovich Tuganov
1881 - 1952
Evgenia Georgievna Lopukhina-Kamchatova (1893 - 1965)
Evgenia Georgievna Lopukhina-Kamchatova
1893 - 1965
Sergey Yakovlevich Lagutin (1911 - 2012)
Sergey Yakovlevich Lagutin
1911 - 2012
Konstantin Ivanovich Rudakov (1891 - 1948)
Konstantin Ivanovich Rudakov
1891 - 1948
Vladimir Nikolaevich Domogatsky (1876 - 1939)
Vladimir Nikolaevich Domogatsky
1876 - 1939
Engels Vasilievich Kozlov (1926 - 2007)
Engels Vasilievich Kozlov
1926 - 2007
Pyotr Semyonovich Drozhdin (1745 - 1805)
Pyotr Semyonovich Drozhdin
1745 - 1805
Boris Yeremeevich Vladimirsky (1878 - 1950)
Boris Yeremeevich Vladimirsky
1878 - 1950
Léopold Survage (1879 - 1968)
Léopold Survage
1879 - 1968
Nikita Nikanorovich Chebakov (1916 - 1968)
Nikita Nikanorovich Chebakov
1916 - 1968
Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov (1927 - 1998)
Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov
1927 - 1998
Semyon Afanasyevich Chuikov (1902 - 1980)
Semyon Afanasyevich Chuikov
1902 - 1980
Anna von Wahl (1861 - 1938)
Anna von Wahl
1861 - 1938
Nikolai Nikolayevich Ovchinnikov (1958)
Nikolai Nikolayevich Ovchinnikov
1958
Vasily Nikitich Meshkov (1867 - 1946)
Vasily Nikitich Meshkov
1867 - 1946
Gleb-Nikita Antonovich Lavinsky (1921 - 1986)
Gleb-Nikita Antonovich Lavinsky
1921 - 1986

Creators Baroque

François Alexandre Verdier (1651 - 1730)
François Alexandre Verdier
1651 - 1730
Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734 - 1795)
Francisco Bayeu y Subias
1734 - 1795
Bonaventura Peeters I (1614 - 1652)
Bonaventura Peeters I
1614 - 1652
Cornelius Johnson (1593 - 1661)
Cornelius Johnson
1593 - 1661
Giuseppe Zola (1672 - 1743)
Giuseppe Zola
1672 - 1743
Giulio Bucci (1711 - 1776)
Giulio Bucci
1711 - 1776
Ginevra Cantofoli (1618 - 1672)
Ginevra Cantofoli
1618 - 1672
Pieter Gerritsz. Van Roestraeten (1630 - 1700)
Pieter Gerritsz. Van Roestraeten
1630 - 1700
Orazio Cambiasi (Cambiaso) (1589)
Orazio Cambiasi (Cambiaso)
1589
Marcus Gerards II (1561 - 1636)
Marcus Gerards II
1561 - 1636
Henri Beaubrun (1603 - 1677)
Henri Beaubrun
1603 - 1677
Antonio Giusti (1624 - 1705)
Antonio Giusti
1624 - 1705
Bartolomé de Cárdenas (1575 - 1628)
Bartolomé de Cárdenas
1575 - 1628
Ferdinand Bol (1616 - 1680)
Ferdinand Bol
1616 - 1680
Dirck Hals (1591 - 1656)
Dirck Hals
1591 - 1656
Heyman Dullaert (1636 - 1684)
Heyman Dullaert
1636 - 1684
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