Eduard Bendemann
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Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann (3 December 1811, Berlin – 27 December 1889, Düsseldorf) was a German
painter
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. His father, Anton Heinrich Bendemann, was a Jewish banker. His mother, Fanny Eleonore Bendemann née von Halle, was a daughter of the Jewish banker Joel Samuel von Halle. His father monitored his education closely; it was one that would have naturally led him to some sort of technical occupation, but his talent and propensity towards art resulted in his being allowed to pursue other interests. After he completed elementary school, he enrolled in the Wilhelm von Schadow's school in Düsseldorf. In 1828 he painted a portrait of his grandmother which attracted some attention. In 1830 he went on a school trip to Italy where he remained for a year.
After a series of jobs, among them with Boas and Ruth, his talent as an artist began to show, especially with his very large 1832 painting titled, The Jews Mourning in Exile which was featured in the Berlin art exhibition. The picture garnered a great deal of attention, which was in part due to the deep and simple feeling and the noble composition of the piece, and finally went to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum
in Cologne
. Bendemann's second picture, The Two Girls at the Well (1832), was acquired by the North Rhine-Westphalia
Art Association. Soon thereafter followed Jeremiah amid the Ruins of Jerusalem for which the artist received a medal in Paris in 1837. This painting was for the most part about the progress of the Jews in Babylon. (Royal Palace in Hanover). His best known work is The Harvest. The artist’s first fresco was a symbolic representation of the art at the “Poetry Well” at the house of his parents-in-law in Berlin.
In the year 1838, Bendemann was appointed professor of the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. He soon had the opportunity to paint even larger frescos. He was commissioned to decorate three halls of the Dresden royal palace with wall paintings: the throne room, the tower room, and the tower hall. In the throne room, on both sides of the throne, there are representations of important rulers and legislators in gold leaf with smaller representations in relief form below, from Moses
up to Albrecht III, the King at the time. On the wall facing the throne there are four paintings depicting events from the life of King Heinrich I each with other pictures attached which explain each of the four events. This exacting work occupied the greater part of his time for fifteen years. From 1859 to 1867, he was director of the Düsseldorf Academy
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Bendemann died in Düsseldorf
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Germany
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painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
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Biography
Bendemann was born in BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. His father, Anton Heinrich Bendemann, was a Jewish banker. His mother, Fanny Eleonore Bendemann née von Halle, was a daughter of the Jewish banker Joel Samuel von Halle. His father monitored his education closely; it was one that would have naturally led him to some sort of technical occupation, but his talent and propensity towards art resulted in his being allowed to pursue other interests. After he completed elementary school, he enrolled in the Wilhelm von Schadow's school in Düsseldorf. In 1828 he painted a portrait of his grandmother which attracted some attention. In 1830 he went on a school trip to Italy where he remained for a year.
After a series of jobs, among them with Boas and Ruth, his talent as an artist began to show, especially with his very large 1832 painting titled, The Jews Mourning in Exile which was featured in the Berlin art exhibition. The picture garnered a great deal of attention, which was in part due to the deep and simple feeling and the noble composition of the piece, and finally went to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum
Wallraf-Richartz Museum
The Wallraf-Richartz-Museum is one of the three major museums in Cologne, Germany. It houses an art gallery with a collection of fine art from the medieval period to the early twentieth century...
in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. Bendemann's second picture, The Two Girls at the Well (1832), was acquired by the North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
Art Association. Soon thereafter followed Jeremiah amid the Ruins of Jerusalem for which the artist received a medal in Paris in 1837. This painting was for the most part about the progress of the Jews in Babylon. (Royal Palace in Hanover). His best known work is The Harvest. The artist’s first fresco was a symbolic representation of the art at the “Poetry Well” at the house of his parents-in-law in Berlin.
In the year 1838, Bendemann was appointed professor of the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. He soon had the opportunity to paint even larger frescos. He was commissioned to decorate three halls of the Dresden royal palace with wall paintings: the throne room, the tower room, and the tower hall. In the throne room, on both sides of the throne, there are representations of important rulers and legislators in gold leaf with smaller representations in relief form below, from Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
up to Albrecht III, the King at the time. On the wall facing the throne there are four paintings depicting events from the life of King Heinrich I each with other pictures attached which explain each of the four events. This exacting work occupied the greater part of his time for fifteen years. From 1859 to 1867, he was director of the Düsseldorf Academy
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, formerly Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, is the Arts Academy of the city of Düsseldorf. It is well known for having produced many famous artists, such as Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Thomas Demand, and Andreas Gursky...
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Bendemann died in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
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Family
- Felix und Lida Schadow - Felix Schadow and his sister Lida Schadow, later wife of Eduard Bendemann. Painting by Franz KrügerFranz KrügerFranz Krüger , known as Pferde-Krüger, was a German painter and lithographer....
. - On October 28, 1838, Eduard Bendemann married Lida Schadow (1821–1850), daughter of the famous sculptor Johann Gottfried SchadowJohann Gottfried SchadowJohann Gottfried Schadow was a German sculptor.-Biography:Schadow was born in Berlin, where his father was a poor tailor....
and sister of Wilhelm von Schadow. Their children:- Gottfried Arnold Bendemann (born 1839, Dresden - 1882), Major, Ritter d. Pour le méritePour le MériteThe Pour le Mérite, known informally as the Blue Max , was the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military order for German soldiers until the end of World War I....
m. Hedwig Krüger. Their son is Friedrich Bendemann. - Marie Euler Bendemann (born 1841, Dresden - 1874) m. Otto Euler, Councillor of Justice . Their son is Eduard Euler, a painter.
- Ernst Julius Bendemann (born 1844, Dresden - ?) m. Alwine Jung
- Fanny Mathilde Susanne Bendemann (born 1846, Dresden - ?)
- Felix Eduard Robert Emil Bendemann (born 1848, Dresden - 1915, Berlin), Royal Admiral, 1905 ennobled m. Helene Sophia Sturz, daughter of Brazilian consul general in Berlin Joh. Jac. Sturz. Their son Eduard, likewise a painter, married with the famous female pholosopher of Judaism, Margarete Susman.
- Rudolf Christian Eugen Bendemann (1851–1884), historic painter
- Gottfried Arnold Bendemann (born 1839, Dresden - 1882), Major, Ritter d. Pour le mérite
Works
- Boas und Ruth
- Die trauernden Juden im Exil (1832)
- Zwei Mädchen am Brunnen (1832)
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1833)
- Jeremias auf den Trümmern von Jerusalem (1837)
- Die Künste am Brunnen der Poesie (fresco)
- Die Ernte
- Wegführung der trauernden Juden in die babylonische Gefangenschaft (1872)
- Nathan der WeiseNathan der WeiseNathan the Wise is a play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, published in 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance...
- PenelopePenelopeIn Homer's Odyssey, Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and is eventually reunited with him....
(1877)
Literature
- Sigrid Achenbach (Hrsg.): Eduard Bendemann, 1811–1889. Die Werke in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin und im Mendelssohn-Archiv der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Katalog zur Ausstellung des Kupferstichkabinetts Eduard Bendemann. Zeichnungen, Alte Nationalgalerie, 16.11.2007 - 24.02.2008, Berlin: G+H Verlag, 2007.
- Silke Brandmeier: Die Künste am Brunnen der Poesie, Berlin: Schadow-Gesellschaft, 2000.
- Josef Schrattenholz: Eduard Bendemann. Betrachtungen und Erinnerungen, Düsseldorf, 1891.
External links
See also
- Düsseldorf school of painting
- Kunstakademie DüsseldorfKunstakademie DüsseldorfThe Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, formerly Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, is the Arts Academy of the city of Düsseldorf. It is well known for having produced many famous artists, such as Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Thomas Demand, and Andreas Gursky...
- Berlin University of the ArtsBerlin University of the ArtsThe Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK is a public art school in Berlin, Germany, one of the four universities in the city...
- Dresden Academy of Fine Arts
- Felix von BendemannFelix von BendemannFelix von Bendemann was an Admiral of the German Imperial Navy .Bendemann was born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony. He was the son of the painter Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann and Lida Schadow, who was the daughter of the sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow...