Johann Jakob Dorner the Elder
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Johann Jakob Donner the Elder, who was born at Ehrenstetten
, near Freiburg
in Breisgau
, in 1741, was at first a pupil of Rösch at Freiburg and of Ignaz Bauer at Augsburg
. He afterwards visited Italy, the Netherlands, and Paris; and excelled as a painter of historical and genre subjects. He was a professor and director of the Gallery at Munich in 1770, and died in that city in 1813. In the Darmstadt Gallery
is a picture of 'Two Soldiers and a Maiden' by him; and in the Pinakothek
at Munich, a 'Linen Draper,' which is a portrait of his wife, dated 1775.
Ehrenkirchen
Ehrenkirchen is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-History:Five Municipalities - Kirchhofen, Ehrenstetten, Scherzingen, Norsingen and Offnadingen - merged in 1973/74. The name of the new municipality, Ehrenkirchen, is an acronym of Ehrenstetten...
, near Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
in Breisgau
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a district in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Emmendingen, Schwarzwald-Baar, Waldshut, Lörrach and the French départements of the Haut-Rhin and the Bas-Rhin. The district-free city of Freiburg is surrounded by the district...
, in 1741, was at first a pupil of Rösch at Freiburg and of Ignaz Bauer at Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
. He afterwards visited Italy, the Netherlands, and Paris; and excelled as a painter of historical and genre subjects. He was a professor and director of the Gallery at Munich in 1770, and died in that city in 1813. In the Darmstadt Gallery
Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt
Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt is a multidisciplinary museum in Darmstadt, Germany.The museum is especially noted for its natural history collections, for instance fossils from the nearby Messel pit and an historic American mastodon purchased by the Darmstadt naturalist Johann Jakob KaupIt also...
is a picture of 'Two Soldiers and a Maiden' by him; and in the Pinakothek
Alte Pinakothek
The Alte Pinakothek is an art museum situated in the Kunstareal in Munich, Germany. It is one of the oldest galleries in the world and houses one of the most famous collections of Old Master paintings...
at Munich, a 'Linen Draper,' which is a portrait of his wife, dated 1775.