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

Pavel Efimovich Anosov (1914 - 1985)
Pavel Efimovich Anosov
1914 - 1985
Vasily Nikitich Meshkov (1867 - 1946)
Vasily Nikitich Meshkov
1867 - 1946
Bartolomeo Karlo Rastrelli (1675 - 1744)
Bartolomeo Karlo Rastrelli
1675 - 1744
Clara Tzetkin (Zetkin) (1857 - 1933)
Clara Tzetkin (Zetkin)
1857 - 1933
Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy (1859 - 1918)
Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy
1859 - 1918
Dmitry Borisovich Lion (1925 - 1993)
Dmitry Borisovich Lion
1925 - 1993
Valery Nikolaevich Lukka (1945)
Valery Nikolaevich Lukka
1945
Boris Vikentievich Stavitsky (1920 - 2000)
Boris Vikentievich Stavitsky
1920 - 2000
Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli (1934)
Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli
1934
Solomon Samsonovich Boim (1899 - 1978)
Solomon Samsonovich Boim
1899 - 1978
Giuseppe Chiacigh (1895 - 1968)
Giuseppe Chiacigh
1895 - 1968
Boris Nikolaevich Koshelokhov (1942 - 2021)
Boris Nikolaevich Koshelokhov
1942 - 2021
Alexander Pavlovich Brullov (1798 - 1877)
Alexander Pavlovich Brullov
1798 - 1877
Ivan Vasil'evich Chesky (1777 - 1848)
Ivan Vasil'evich Chesky
1777 - 1848
Pavel Petrovich Leonov (1920 - 2011)
Pavel Petrovich Leonov
1920 - 2011
Mikhail Alekseevich Kuzmin (1872 - 1936)
Mikhail Alekseevich Kuzmin
1872 - 1936

Creators Baroque

Henri-Horace Roland Delaporte (1724 - 1793)
Henri-Horace Roland Delaporte
1724 - 1793
Franz Joachim Beich (1665 - 1748)
Franz Joachim Beich
1665 - 1748
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571 - 1610)
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
Jan Griffier II (1688 - 1750)
Jan Griffier II
1688 - 1750
Jacob Biltius (1633 - 1681)
Jacob Biltius
1633 - 1681
Edwaert Collier (1642 - 1708)
Edwaert Collier
1642 - 1708
Girolamo Forabosco (1605 - 1679)
Girolamo Forabosco
1605 - 1679
Pedro Orrente (1580 - 1645)
Pedro Orrente
1580 - 1645
Sebastian Vrancx (1573 - 1647)
Sebastian Vrancx
1573 - 1647
Gerrit van Vucht (1610 - 1697)
Gerrit van Vucht
1610 - 1697
Lorenzo Garbieri (1580 - 1654)
Lorenzo Garbieri
1580 - 1654
Ferdinando Bibiena (1657 - 1743)
Ferdinando Bibiena
1657 - 1743
Karl Daniel Friedrich Bach (1756 - 1829)
Karl Daniel Friedrich Bach
1756 - 1829
Pompeo Ghitti (1631 - 1703)
Pompeo Ghitti
1631 - 1703
Theodoor van Loon (1581 - 1649)
Theodoor van Loon
1581 - 1649
Giuseppe Vermiglio (1585 - 1635)
Giuseppe Vermiglio
1585 - 1635
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