Johann David Passavant
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Johann David Passavant | |
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| Born | 18 September 1787 |
| Died | 17 August 1861 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | painter, curator |
| Known for | painting |
Johann David Passavant (18 September 1787 – 17 August 1861) was a German painter, curator and artist.[1]
Biography
Passavant was born in 1787 in the
Lady Eastlake) remains a significant source for art historians, as do his catalogues of old master prints
, whose numbering is still followed by some collections.
In the year 1839 he became Inspektor (curator) of the
Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt. There he acquired important works in the prints and drawing area, mounted exhibitions, and taught. Passavant developed the three principal genres of art writing important for the next two centuries: the scholarly artistic biography, the aesthetic travelogue, and the reference survey. As a historian, he followed the romantic tradition. His paintings include Holy Family with Elizabeth and John 1819, Staadtische Galerie im Staadelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt and A Visitation, Christ and the Samaritan c. 1820, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
. He died in 1861 in Frankfurt am Main.
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- Short biography and bibliography
- Art as Existence Gabriele Guercio - The MIT Press, 2006
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