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

Sergey Mikhaylovich Barkhin (1938 - 2020)
Sergey Mikhaylovich Barkhin
1938 - 2020
Marianne von Werefkin (1860 - 1938)
Marianne von Werefkin
1860 - 1938
Victor Vasilievich Shatalin (1926 - 2003)
Victor Vasilievich Shatalin
1926 - 2003
Grigory Grigor'evich Chernetsov (1802 - 1865)
Grigory Grigor'evich Chernetsov
1802 - 1865
Erik Vladimirovich Bulatov (1933)
Erik Vladimirovich Bulatov
1933
Victor Ashotovich Abramyan (1938 - 2008)
Victor Ashotovich Abramyan
1938 - 2008
Samuil Grigorievich Nevelshtein (1903 - 1983)
Samuil Grigorievich Nevelshtein
1903 - 1983
Nikolai Pavlovich Ryabushinsky (1877 - 1950)
Nikolai Pavlovich Ryabushinsky
1877 - 1950
Aleksandr Iulianovich Rukavishnikov (1950)
Aleksandr Iulianovich Rukavishnikov
1950
Andrey Ivanovich Plotnov (1916 - 1997)
Andrey Ivanovich Plotnov
1916 - 1997
Grigory Mikhailovich Bobrovsky (1873 - 1942)
Grigory Mikhailovich Bobrovsky
1873 - 1942
Vladimir Davydovych Burliuk (1886 - 1917)
Vladimir Davydovych Burliuk
1886 - 1917
Lavr Kuzmich Plakhov (1810 - 1881)
Lavr Kuzmich Plakhov
1810 - 1881
Joseph Alexandrovich Serebriany (1907 - 1979)
Joseph Alexandrovich Serebriany
1907 - 1979
Pyotr Alexandrovich Wolkonsky (1901 - 1997)
Pyotr Alexandrovich Wolkonsky
1901 - 1997
Leonid Berman (1896 - 1976)
Leonid Berman
1896 - 1976

Creators Baroque

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824 - 1887)
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
1824 - 1887
Richard Gibson (1615 - 1690)
Richard Gibson
1615 - 1690
Stephen Elmer (1717 - 1796)
Stephen Elmer
1717 - 1796
Giuseppe Bazzani (1690 - 1769)
Giuseppe Bazzani
1690 - 1769
Nicolas Lagneau (1590 - 1666)
Nicolas Lagneau
1590 - 1666
Robert van Audenaerde (1663 - 1743)
Robert van Audenaerde
1663 - 1743
Hans Jakob Baur I ()
Hans Jakob Baur I
Paolo Antonio Barbieri (1603 - 1649)
Paolo Antonio Barbieri
1603 - 1649
Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600 - 1681)
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1600 - 1681
Johann Michael Rottmayr (1656 - 1730)
Johann Michael Rottmayr
1656 - 1730
Pier Francesco Cittadini (1616 - 1681)
Pier Francesco Cittadini
1616 - 1681
Salomon Adler (1630 - 1709)
Salomon Adler
1630 - 1709
Gillis Claeissens (1526 - 1605)
Gillis Claeissens
1526 - 1605
Ilario Spolverini (1657 - 1734)
Ilario Spolverini
1657 - 1734
Gaspare Diziani (1689 - 1767)
Gaspare Diziani
1689 - 1767
Bartholomeus Molenaer (1618 - 1650)
Bartholomeus Molenaer
1618 - 1650
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