Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) (artist and engraver)
Palotaden Rechts
Germany: Mid 18th Century
Hand-colored engraving
15.5 x 12 inches, overall
11.25 x 8.5 inches, image
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Johann Elias Ridinger, Mid 18th Century
Johann Elias Ridinger, Mid 18th Century
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An equestrian rider dressed in traditional red riding jacket controls the reins of a jumping dappled white horse on a path through a rural landscape, beneath a dramatic cloudy sky.
Ridinger was a German painter, engraver, draughtsman and publisher. His training included depictions of animals, especially horses, as well as copies of earlier masters. He spent a three-year period in Regensburg where he made many visits to the riding school, which proved decisive for his development. After 1723, he founded an art publishing house, selling prints that he himself designed and engraved: series on hunting, definitions of breeds of horses, illustrated lessons for riding and war-horses, depictions of wild animals and of zoological abnormalities. Ridinger produced at least 1,600 engraved, etched and scratched sheets showing the characteristic postures of animals in the landscape. In 1759 Ridinger became director of the Augsburg Stadtakademie (school of art). After his death his sons continued to run the publishing house. His most popular series--such as this one-- continued to be reprinted until well into the 19th century, and were also adapted to other media, such as wall decoration, porcelain and ceramics.
References:
“Johann Elias Ridinger.” The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Macmillan. 2000. Artnet.com. http://www.artnet.com/library/07/0720/T072055.asp (3 May 2004).
“Ridinger-Niemeyer Gallery presents Thienemann Online.” Ridinger-Niemeyer Gallery. http://www.ridinger.de/th/th047.htm (3 May 2004).