Tobias and Hannah
| Reference: | S44712 |
| Author | Christian Bernhard RODE |
| Year: | 1783 |
| Measures: | 200 x 170 mm |
€200.00
| Reference: | S44712 |
| Author | Christian Bernhard RODE |
| Year: | 1783 |
| Measures: | 200 x 170 mm |
€200.00
Description
Tobias is argueing with Hannah over the goat she has brought home.
Etching, 1769, lettered with reference to bible; signed and dated on plate.
A fine impression, on contemporary laid paper, in good condition.
A history painter and printmaker, Rode was a prominent artistic figure in Berlin at the time of Frederick the Great. Trained by Antoine Pesne, he studied from 1750–1752 in Paris, where he was inspired by Carle Vanloo and Jean Restout. Rode subsequently spent a lengthy period in Italy, where he honed his skills by studying the works of Old Masters in Rome and Venice. In 1756 he returned to Berlin via Vienna, Prague and Dresden. A member of a well-todo family, Rode was an extremely prolific oil and fresco painter, draughtsman and etcher of religious, mythological, allegorical and literary scenes right up to his death in Berlin. In 1756 he was admitted to the Berlin Academy and, as its director from 1783, exerted a great influence on the artistic life of the city. Rode’s intricate, detailed etching technique produces velvety soft transitions.
Bibliografia
Jacobs 1990, Das graphische Werk Bernhard Rodes (30).
Christian Bernhard RODE (25 luglio 1725, Berlino - 28 giugno 1797, Berlino)
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Was a Prussian artist and engraver well known for portraying historical scenes and allegorical works. He knew most of the central figures in the Berlin Enlightenment as Friedrich Nicolai and Gotthold Lessing, and the philosophical and political discussions of the Berlin Philosophs informed much of the subject matter of his artistic work. His paintings include several works depicting, in various guises, the King of Prussia Frederick the Great, who ruled the Prussia during much of Rode's lifetime. Rode was director of the Berlin Academy of the Arts from 1783 until his death in 1797.
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Christian Bernhard RODE (25 luglio 1725, Berlino - 28 giugno 1797, Berlino)
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Was a Prussian artist and engraver well known for portraying historical scenes and allegorical works. He knew most of the central figures in the Berlin Enlightenment as Friedrich Nicolai and Gotthold Lessing, and the philosophical and political discussions of the Berlin Philosophs informed much of the subject matter of his artistic work. His paintings include several works depicting, in various guises, the King of Prussia Frederick the Great, who ruled the Prussia during much of Rode's lifetime. Rode was director of the Berlin Academy of the Arts from 1783 until his death in 1797.
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