Johann Friedrich Bause
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Johann Friedrich Bause, a German engraver
, was born at Halle
, in Saxony
, in 1738. He is stated to have learned the art of engraving without the instruction of a master, and to have formed his manner by an imitation of the admirable prints of J. G. Wille
. He died at Weimar
in 1814. His works, which are very numerous, are chiefly executed with the graver
, which he handled with great purity and firmness. The following are his
principal plates, except his portraits, which are chiefly of German characters of little celebrity:
A list of his works may be found in Nagler and Heineken. See also Dr. G. Keil's 'Katalog des Kupferstichwerkes von Johann Friedrich Bause,' Leipzig
, 1849. His daughter, Juliane Wilhelmine Bause, etched, with talent, a number of landscapes after Kobell
, Both
, and other artists. She was born in 1768, and died in 1837.
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
, was born at Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
, in Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, in 1738. He is stated to have learned the art of engraving without the instruction of a master, and to have formed his manner by an imitation of the admirable prints of J. G. Wille
Johann Georg Wille
Johann Georg Wille was a notable German copper engraver active in Germany and France....
. He died at Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
in 1814. His works, which are very numerous, are chiefly executed with the graver
Burin
Burin from the French burin meaning "cold chisel" has two specialised meanings for types of tools in English, one meaning a steel cutting tool which is the essential tool of engraving, and the other, in archaeology, meaning a special type of lithic flake with a chisel-like edge which was probably...
, which he handled with great purity and firmness. The following are his
principal plates, except his portraits, which are chiefly of German characters of little celebrity:
- Damon and Musidora, subject from Thomson; after Bach.
- A Moonlight Scene; after the same.
- The Magdalene; from a drawing by Bach, after BatoniPompeo BatoniPompeo Girolamo Batoni was an Italian painter whose style incorporated elements of the French Rococo, Bolognese classicism, and nascent Neoclassicism.-Biography:He was born in Lucca, the son of a goldsmith, Paolino Batoni...
. - Three Apostles; after CaravaggioCaravaggioMichelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...
; etching. - Venus and Cupid; after Carlo CignaniCarlo CignaniCarlo Cignani was an Italian painter of the Bolognese and of the Forlivese school, active in the Baroque period....
. - Michael Ehrlich; after B. DennerBalthasar DennerBalthasar Denner was a German painter, highly-regarded as a portraitist. He painted mostly half-length and head-and-shoulders portraits and a few group portraits of families in interiors...
; a mezzotintMezzotintMezzotint is a printmaking process of the intaglio family, technically a drypoint method. It was the first tonal method to be used, enabling half-tones to be produced without using line- or dot-based techniques like hatching, cross-hatching or stipple...
. - The Repentance of St. Peter; after DietrichChristian Wilhelm Ernst DietrichChristian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich was a German painter and art administrator. In his own works, he was adept at imitating many earlier artists, but never developed a style of his own.-Biography:...
. - The Good Housewife; after G. Dou.
- Bust of a Girl; after GreuzeJean-Baptiste GreuzeJean-Baptiste Greuze was a French painter.-Early life:He was born at Tournus, Saône-et-Loire. He is generally said to have formed his own talent; this is, however, true only in the most limited sense, for at an early age his inclinations, though thwarted by his father, were encouraged by a...
. - Artemisia; after GuidoGuido ReniGuido Reni was an Italian painter of high-Baroque style.-Biography:Born in Bologna into a family of musicians, Guido Reni was the son of Daniele Reni and Ginevra de’ Pozzi. As a child of nine, he was apprenticed under the Bolognese studio of Denis Calvaert. Soon after, he was joined in that...
. - The Head of Christ; after the same.
- The Old Confidante; after KupetskyJan KupeckýJán Kupecký or Jan Kupecký was a Czech and Slovak portrait painter during the baroque...
. - Cupid feeling the Point of an Arrow after MengsAnton Raphael MengsAnton Raphael Mengs was a German painter, active in Rome, Madrid and Saxony, who became one of the precursors to Neoclassical painting.- Biography :Mengs was born in 1728 at Ústí nad Labem in Bohemia...
. - Bust of a Girl, with a Basket of Boses; after NetscherCaspar NetscherCaspar Netscher was a Dutch portrait and genre painter. He was a master in depicting oriental rugs, silk and brocade and introduced an international style to the Northern Netherlands.-Life:...
. - The Sacrifice of Abraham; after OeserAdam Friedrich OeserAdam Friedrich Oeser was a German etcher, painter and sculptor.- Biography :Oeser worked and studied in Pressburg and Vienna at the Vienna Academy...
. - La petite Rusée; after ReynoldsJoshua ReynoldsSir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA was an influential 18th-century English painter, specialising in portraits and promoting the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect. He was one of the founders and first President of the Royal Academy...
.
A list of his works may be found in Nagler and Heineken. See also Dr. G. Keil's 'Katalog des Kupferstichwerkes von Johann Friedrich Bause,' Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, 1849. His daughter, Juliane Wilhelmine Bause, etched, with talent, a number of landscapes after Kobell
Wilhelm von Kobell
Wilhelm von Kobell was a German painter, printmaker and teacher.-Biography:Kobell was born in Mannheim, the son of Ferdinand Kobell, a landscape painter who cited Claude Lorrain as his influence. Wilhelm's initial lessons were supplied by his father and his uncle, Franz Kobell...
, Both
Andries Both
Andries Both , was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter, one of the bamboccianti, and brother of Jan Dirksz Both.Both was born in Utrecht, the son of a glass painter. He studied under Abraham Bloemaert. According to Joachim von Sandrart Andries and his brother Jan cooperated on the paintings, with Jan...
, and other artists. She was born in 1768, and died in 1837.