(b Copenhagen, 1716; d Hannover, 4 March 1776). German painter of Danish birth. He trained with his father, Johann Georg Ziesenis (1681-1748); he became a German citizen in 1743 and subsequently was appointed court painter to Herzog Christian von Pfalz-Zweibrecken in Zweibrecken and, later, Mannheim. In the early 1750s he overcame his technical shortcomings by studying Flemish art, particularly the work of Rubens and van Dyck. He also introduced a new genre, the private court portrait. His portrait of Karl Philipp Theodor, Kurferst von der Pfalz (1757; Munich, Alte Pin.) is original in its intimate view of a nobleman posed at leisure in casual dress, seated in his private study.
(b Copenhagen, 1716; d Hannover, 4 March 1776). German painter of Danish birth. He trained with his father, Johann Georg Ziesenis (1681-1748); he became a German citizen in 1743 and subsequently was appointed court painter to Herzog Christian von Pfalz-Zweibrecken in Zweibrecken and, later, Mannheim. In the early 1750s he overcame his technical shortcomings by studying Flemish art, particularly the work of Rubens and van Dyck. He also introduced a new genre, the private court portrait. His portrait of Karl Philipp Theodor, Kurferst von der Pfalz (1757; Munich, Alte Pin.) is original in its intimate view of a nobleman posed at leisure in casual dress, seated in his private study. (English)
Enkedronning Juliane Marie Oljemålning Nr:: 77517 new24/Johann Georg Ziesenis-743894.jpg
Date 1766-1767
Medium Oil
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State Portrait of Prince William V of Orange Oljemålning Nr:: 78143 new24/Johann Georg Ziesenis-369893.jpg
Date 18th century (before 1776)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 113 x 91 cm (44.5 x 35.8 in)
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Portrait of Princess Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina Oljemålning Nr:: 79027 new24/Johann Georg Ziesenis-558577.jpg
1768-1769
Oil on canvas
140 x 101 cm (55.1 x 39.8 in)
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Portrait of Princess Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina Oljemålning Nr:: 81991 new24/Johann Georg Ziesenis-335548.jpg
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 140 x 101 cm (55.1 x 39.8 in)
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