Maria Dorothea Wagner
Born
Maria Dorothea Dietrich[1]

1719[2]
Weimar, Saxe-Weimar, Holy Roman Empire[2]
Died1792 (aged 72–73)[2]
Meissen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
NationalityGerman
Known forLandscape painting
StyleBaroque

Maria Dorothea Wagner (1719 - 1792) was a German painter and drafter. She was primarily a landscape artist, focusing on the landscape of Saxony.

Life and work

Maria Dorothea Wagner was born in 1719 in Weimar. Her father was a court painter for the duchess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.[2] Her brother was Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich.[3]

She died in 1792 in Meissen.[3]

Notable collections

  • Landscape with a waterfall over which a footbridge leads, on the left a farmer drives two cows down to the valley, in the background a ruin, 18th century, Städel Museum[4]
  • Rising sunken path on a river, 18th century, Städel Museum[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Wagner, Maria Dorothea - Deutsche Biographie". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Marie Dorothea Wagner - Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Marie Dorothea Wagner". askART. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Old Master Paintings - Maria Dorothea Wagner - Dorotheum". Dorotheum. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Landschaft mit einem Wasserfall, über den ein Steg führt, links treibt ein Bauer zwei Kühe zu Tal, im Hintergrund eine Ruine". Digitale Sammlung (in German). Städel Museum. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ansteigender Hohlweg an einem Fluß". Digitale Sammlung (in German). Städel Museum. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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