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'''Peter Caulitz''' (c.1650–1719) was a [[Germans|German]] [[Landscape painting|painter of landscapes]] and [[Animal painter|animals]], especially domestic fowl. Born in [[Berlin]], he studied in Italy, and was a [[court painter]] to [[Frederick the Great]]. |
'''Peter Caulitz''' (c.1650–1719) was a [[Germans|German]] [[Landscape painting|painter of landscapes]] and [[Animal painter|animals]], especially domestic fowl. Born in [[Berlin]], he studied in Italy, and was a [[court painter]] to [[Frederick the Great]]. |
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Caulitz was born to poor parents in Berlin<ref name=nacht/> in about 1650.<ref name=bryan/> He served as a drummer in a regiment of [[dragoon]]s before becoming an assistant to a young painter who took him to Rome where he developed his skills as an artist.<ref |
Peter Caulitz was born to poor parents in Berlin<ref name=nacht/> in about 1650.<ref name=bryan/> He served as a drummer in a regiment of [[dragoon]]s before becoming an assistant to a young painter who took him to Rome where he developed his skills as an artist.<ref name=nacht/> |
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==Paintings== |
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Peter Caulitz was back in Berlin by 1681,<ref name=christies/> and in 1695 was appointed [[court painter]] to [[Frederick I of Prussia]].<ref name=christies>{{cite web|title=Peter Caulitz (circa 1650-1719) ''Cocks, chickens and turkeys with pigeons flying above on a yard by a mansion''|publisher=Christie's|accessdate=21 July 2013|url=http://www.christies.com/lotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=2040040}}</ref><ref name=dob>{{cite web|title=Oies surprises par le renard|publisher=Dobiaschofsky Auktionen AG|url=http://www.dobiaschofsky.com/?a=g7111167&p=1&search_k=CAULITZ,%20PETER&auktion=A115&top=7112167&memo=&lot=10367}}</ref> He made a second visit to Italy in the company of his fellow court painter, [[Samuel Theodor Gericke]].<ref name=dob/> He retained |
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his post at court until his death in Berlin in 1719.<ref name=bryan>{{harvnb|Bryan|1886}}</ref> |
his post at court until his death in Berlin in 1719.<ref name=bryan>{{harvnb|Bryan|1886}}</ref> |
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Caulitz' work consists of landscapes, including views of Prussian royal castles, and pictures of animals, especially hens and turkeys.<ref name=dob/> His animal paintings show the influence of the Dutch artists [[Melchior d'Hondecoeter]] and [[Jan Weenix]]. The [[Alte Nationalgalerie|Berlin Museum]] has a scene representing a poultry-yard by him; there are other examples at [[Potsdam]] and at [[Braunschweig|Brunswick]].<ref name=bryan/> Caulitz' washed pen piece, ''Landscape with a Ruin'', became part of [[Museum_of_Fine_Arts_(Budapest)|The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.mfab.hu/artworks/149621/|title=Landscape with a Ruin - Peter Caulitz|publisher=The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest|date=|access-date=27 June 2024}}</ref> |
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Caulitz also worked in mosaic and restored paintings. His widow continued the restoration business after his death.<ref name=nacht>{{cite book|title=Nachrichten von Künstlern und Kunst-Sachen|volume=1|language=German|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vL0-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA23|year=1768|location=Leipzig|page=23|publisher=Johann Paul Krauss}}</ref> |
Caulitz also worked in mosaic and restored paintings. His widow continued the restoration business after his death.<ref name=nacht>{{cite book|title=Nachrichten von Künstlern und Kunst-Sachen|volume=1|language=German|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vL0-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA23|year=1768|location=Leipzig|page=23|publisher=Johann Paul Krauss}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:25, 22 November 2024
Peter Caulitz (c.1650–1719) was a German painter of landscapes and animals, especially domestic fowl. Born in Berlin, he studied in Italy, and was a court painter to Frederick the Great.
Background
[edit]Peter Caulitz was born to poor parents in Berlin[1] in about 1650.[2] He served as a drummer in a regiment of dragoons before becoming an assistant to a young painter who took him to Rome where he developed his skills as an artist.[1]
Paintings
[edit]Peter Caulitz was back in Berlin by 1681,[3] and in 1695 was appointed court painter to Frederick I of Prussia.[3][4] He made a second visit to Italy in the company of his fellow court painter, Samuel Theodor Gericke.[4] He retained his post at court until his death in Berlin in 1719.[2]
Caulitz' work consists of landscapes, including views of Prussian royal castles, and pictures of animals, especially hens and turkeys.[4] His animal paintings show the influence of the Dutch artists Melchior d'Hondecoeter and Jan Weenix. The Berlin Museum has a scene representing a poultry-yard by him; there are other examples at Potsdam and at Brunswick.[2] Caulitz' washed pen piece, Landscape with a Ruin, became part of The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.[5]
Caulitz also worked in mosaic and restored paintings. His widow continued the restoration business after his death.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nachrichten von Künstlern und Kunst-Sachen (in German). Vol. 1. Leipzig: Johann Paul Krauss. 1768. p. 23.
- ^ a b c Bryan 1886
- ^ a b "Peter Caulitz (circa 1650-1719) Cocks, chickens and turkeys with pigeons flying above on a yard by a mansion". Christie's. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "Oies surprises par le renard". Dobiaschofsky Auktionen AG.
- ^ Landscape with a Ruin - Peter Caulitz, The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, retrieved 27 June 2024
Sources
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Caulitz, Peter". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
External links
[edit]- "Works by Caulitz in public collections in Niedersachsen". Kulturerbe Niedersachsen.
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