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

Nikolay Aleksandrovich Bestuzhev (1791 - 1855)
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Bestuzhev
1791 - 1855
Ivan Petrovich Martos (1754 - 1835)
Ivan Petrovich Martos
1754 - 1835
Abram Efimovich Arkhipov (1862 - 1930)
Abram Efimovich Arkhipov
1862 - 1930
Michael Evlampievich Perkhin (1860 - 1903)
Michael Evlampievich Perkhin
1860 - 1903
Jozef Tchaikovsky (1872 - 1947)
Jozef Tchaikovsky
1872 - 1947
Amfian (Nikolay Nikolaevich) Reshetov (Baryutin) (1889 - 1960)
Amfian (Nikolay Nikolaevich) Reshetov (Baryutin)
1889 - 1960
Toivo Vasilievich Ryannel (1921 - 2012)
Toivo Vasilievich Ryannel
1921 - 2012
Victor Alexandrovich Lyapkalo (1956)
Victor Alexandrovich Lyapkalo
1956
Andrey Aleksandrovich Drevin (1921 - 1996)
Andrey Aleksandrovich Drevin
1921 - 1996
Pavel Petrovich Benkov (1879 - 1949)
Pavel Petrovich Benkov
1879 - 1949
Lavrentii Vasilevich Bruni (1961)
Lavrentii Vasilevich Bruni
1961
Anatoly Afanasyevich Arapov (1876 - 1949)
Anatoly Afanasyevich Arapov
1876 - 1949
Alexander Nikolayevich Mordvinov (1799 - 1858)
Alexander Nikolayevich Mordvinov
1799 - 1858
Sergey Ivanovich Lobanov (1887 - 1942)
Sergey Ivanovich Lobanov
1887 - 1942
Boris Vasilievich Bessonov (1862 - 1934)
Boris Vasilievich Bessonov
1862 - 1934
Olga Aleksandrovna Pobedova (Rukavishnikova) (1947)
Olga Aleksandrovna Pobedova (Rukavishnikova)
1947

Creators Baroque

Giuseppe Maria Crespi (1665 - 1747)
Giuseppe Maria Crespi
1665 - 1747
Robert Le Vrac de Tournières (1667 - 1752)
Robert Le Vrac de Tournières
1667 - 1752
Giovanni Raggi (1712 - 1793)
Giovanni Raggi
1712 - 1793
Baldassare Franceschini (Il Volterrano) (1611 - 1689)
Baldassare Franceschini (Il Volterrano)
1611 - 1689
Giovan Francesco Gessi (1588 - 1649)
Giovan Francesco Gessi
1588 - 1649
Jean-Baptiste le Saive I (1571 - 1624)
Jean-Baptiste le Saive I
1571 - 1624
Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635 - 1700)
Pietro Santi Bartoli
1635 - 1700
Michael Wening (1645 - 1718)
Michael Wening
1645 - 1718
Luca Saltarello (1610 - 1655)
Luca Saltarello
1610 - 1655
Philipp Kilian (1628 - 1693)
Philipp Kilian
1628 - 1693
Francesco Penso (Cabianca) (1666 - 1737)
Francesco Penso (Cabianca)
1666 - 1737
Jean Lemaire (1598 - 1659)
Jean Lemaire
1598 - 1659
Bartolomeo Castelli II (1696 - 1738)
Bartolomeo Castelli II
1696 - 1738
Franz Xaver Placidus von Schumacher (1755 - 1812)
Franz Xaver Placidus von Schumacher
1755 - 1812
George Brookshaw (1751 - 1823)
George Brookshaw
1751 - 1823
Philips Wouwerman (1619 - 1668)
Philips Wouwerman
1619 - 1668
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