Christian Horneman
Christian Horneman(15 August 1765 – 7 March 1844) was a Danishminiatureandpastelspainter, mainly known for portraits. He was the father of the composerEmil Hornemanand grandfather ofC. F. E. Horneman,also a composer.
Biography
[edit]Horneman was born on 15 August 1765 inCopenhagen.He attended theRoyal Danish Academy of Fine Artsfrom 1780, winning its small silver medal in 1785, and its large silver medal in 1786. In 1787 he went abroad to further his studies and it would take sixteen years before he returned to Denmark. He specialized inportrait miniatures.He experienced the outbreak of theFrench Revolutionfirst hand in Paris in 1789. He also visited Italy and Vienna, whereJohann Heinrich Wilhelm TischbeinandHeinrich Fügerwere among the artists who inspired him. In Berlin he learned a new technique, most likely fromDaniel Chodowiecki,which he often used in his later work.[1]
In 1803 Horneman returned to Denmark, and the following year he was appointed miniature painter to the Royal Danish County. In 1805 he became a member of the Academy, and in 1816 he was given free residency atCharlottenborg.He was made a professor in 1835.[1]
In his later years he suffered from poor health, and from 1840 onward he received an annual pension. He is buried atGarnisons Cemeteryin Copenhagen.
Works
[edit]While abroad he had the opportunity to make portraits of a few of the leading figures of his day, includingLudwig van Beethoven(1802) andJoseph Haydn,while he made sketches of several others in a sketch book now kept at theDanish National Gallery.[1]The portrait of Beethoven was painted in 1803 as a miniature. Beethoven was very fond of the result, possibly because he is very good looking in it compared to later representations, and sent it toStephan von Breuning,a school friend, in the hopes of reconciliation one year after the portrait was completed.[2]
After his return to Denmark he was one among several portrait painters who filled the void after the death ofCornelius HøyerandJens Juel.He made miniatures and particularlypastelswhich was the technique in which he did his best works. In the 1820s he also turned tolithography.[1]
Gallery
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Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, 1803 -
Portrait ofHerman Wedel Jarlsberg,1805 -
Pastel ofFriedrich Kuhlau,1828 -
Portrait of Mayor von Schon, 1840
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcd"Christian Horneman".Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon.Retrieved4 January2010.
- ^"Ludwig Van Beethoven".Art Experts, Inc. Archived fromthe originalon 6 December 2010.Retrieved2 August2010.
External links
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