Barbara Regina Dietzsch
German painter (1706 –1783)
Barbara Regina Dietzsch | |
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| Born | (1706-09-22)22 September 1706 Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 1 May 1783(1783-05-01) (aged 76) Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Painting Engraving |
| Patron(s) | Court of the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Christoph Jacob Trew[1] |
Barbara Regina Dietzsch (22 September 1706 – 1 May 1783) was a Bavarian painter and engraver known for her still lifes.[2]
Biography
Barbara Regina Dietzsch was born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg.[1] Members of Dietzsch's family, including her father, Johann Israel, brother Johann Christoph, and sister Margareta, were employed by the Nuremberg courts.[1] Dietzsch taught Margareta how to paint.[2]
Dietzsch was married to Nikolaus Christopher Matthes, who was also a painter. The couple resided in Hamburg.[2] Dietzsch eventually returned to Nuremberg where she died in May 1783.[1]
Career
Dietzsch specialized in watercolor and gouache paintings of animals and plants.[1] Dietzsch primarily painted flowers, and she also painted birds and shells.[2] Her works are typically identifiable by their brown or otherwise monochromatic backgrounds.[2] These works were made into engravings, most of which Dietzsch created herself.
Her works sold in Germany, England, Holland, and France. They were collected in the Netherlands and England.[1] Additionally, although Dietzsch herself did not illustrate textbooks, her works have been included in German natural history books.[2] Christoph Jacob Trew, a physician and botanist, was a patron of botanical art in Nuremberg, including that of the Dietzsch family.[1] Her work was influential on artist Ernst Friedrich Carl Lang.[2]
The Dietzsch family used art to portray the natural world in a way that reflected the philosophical and scientific advancements of their time.[1] Germaine Greer describes Dietzsch's work as "exact and linear, as one might expect of designs for engraving, but in her more ambitious flower pieces she exhibited a conservatism of approach which was fairly antiquarium."[3]
The similarities in style and subject matter of works by Dietzsch and works by her family members have caused challenges in attribution.[1]
Notable works
- A Dandelion with a Tiger Moth, a Butterfly, a Snail, and a Beetle, 18th century, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco[4]
- Dandelion, about 1755, J. Paul Getty Museum[5]
- Passiflora caerulea, Tied bouquet with ranunculus and Tied bouquet with tulips, purchased by the Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library in 2013.[6]
Gallery
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A Study of a Thistle -
Bouquet (Pink Flowers) -
A Dandelion with a Tiger Moth, a Butterfly, a Snail, and a Beetle -
A Branch of Gooseberries with a Dragonfly, an Orange-Tip Butterfly, and a Caterpillar, 1725-1783, National Gallery of Art -
Blumenstück -
Anemones and a Large Blue Butterfly (Phengaris arion) -
Apple Blossom -
Blumengebinde mit Rosen (Rosa), Tulpen (Tulipa), Mohn (Papaver) und anderen Blumen, mit Admiral -
Gesteck aus Tuberose (Polyanthes), rosa Nelke (Dianthus) und gelber Blume mit Fliege -
Rosa Rose (Rosa) mit einem braunen Käfer -
Blumengebinde aus Anemonen (Anemona), Tulpe (Tulipa), Mohn(Papaver), Narzisse (Narcissus) und Aurikel (Primula auricula) mit braunem Schmetterling -
Orangerote Aurikel (Primula auricula) mit Stachelbeer-Harlekin und sich einspinnender Raupe -
Gesteck aus Passionsblume (Passiflora), roter Kapuzinerkresse (Tropaeplum) und Vergißmeinnicht (Myosotis), mit blauem Käfer -
Blumenkorb mit Tulpen, Levkojen, Rittersporn und anderen Blumen auf einem Tisch -
Blumengebinde mit roter Ranunkel (Ranunculus), weißer Tazette (Narcissus tazetta) und blauer Blume (?) mit Postillon
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Barbara Regina Dietzsch". Collections. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Delia Gaze; Maja Mihajlovic; Leanda Shrimpton (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists: Artists, J-Z. Taylor & Francis. p. 459. ISBN 978-1-884964-21-3.
- ^ Germaine Greer (2 June 2001). The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-86064-677-5.
- ^ "A Dandelion with a Tiger Moth, a Butterfly, a Snail, and a Beetle". Collections. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Dandelion". Collection. The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Botanical Art Collections in the RHS Lindley Library - Occasional Papers from the RHS Lindley Library, volume 16, June 2018" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-21.
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