Johann Jacob Mettenleiter (1750 - 1825)
Johann Jacob Mettenleiter
Johann Jacob Mettenleiter was a German artist of the last quarter of the 18th and first quarter of the 19th centuries who worked in Russia. He is known as a draughtsman, painter, etcher and master of etching.
Mettenleiter was a court painter of the Russian "small court" and an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. He created paintings of views of Pavlovsk and Gatchina commissioned by Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich and Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna. His works are of historical interest, as they depict in detail the peculiarities of landscapes and architecture of that time. He also worked as a fresco painter, decorated the imperial family's buildings with plafonds and participated in the painting of churches in St. Petersburg.
| Date and place of birt: | 9 august 1750, Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany |
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| Date and place of death: | 25 february 1825, Gatchina, Russian Empire |
| Nationality: | Germany, Russia, Russian Empire |
| Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Draftsman, Engraver, Landscape painter, Monumentalist, Painter |
| Genre: | Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait |
| Art style: | Dutch-style |
