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Christian Gottlieb Schick (15 August 1776 – 7 May 1812) was a German Neoclassical
painter Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...
. His
history painting History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and B ...
s,
portraits A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face is always predominant. In arts, a portrait may be represented as half body and even full body. If the subject in full body better re ...
, and
landscapes A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or human-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the ...
are characterized by romantic tendencies. Of these, he is best known for his portraits.


Life and work

He was born in
Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...
. He studied from 1795 to 1797 at the Hohe Karlsschule under
Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch (10 September 1758, Stuttgart - 31 December 1838, Stuttgart) was a German Classicism, Classical painter, known primarily for his portraits, although he also created historical and mythological scenes. Biography Hi ...
, a follower of
Jacques-Louis David Jacques-Louis David (; 30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in ...
.Bernardini, Ingrid Sattel. "Schick, Gottlieb". ''Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online''. Oxford University Press. Web. 31 Dec. 2014. In 1797–98 he studied under
Johann Heinrich von Dannecker Johann Heinrich von Dannecker (October 16, 1758 in StuttgartDecember 8, 1841 in Stuttgart) was a German sculptor and director of an art school. Biography He was the third of five children of Georg Dannecker (1718–1786), a coachman of the nobl ...
, after which he relocated to Paris where he spent 1799 to 1802 in David's studios. Between 1802 and 1811 he stayed in Rome, where he became an important figure in that city's artistic and intellectual circles. He was an especially good friend of
Wilhelm von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt (22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a German philosopher, linguist, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin. In 1949, the university was named aft ...
and his family. In Schick's last years, his style of
Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), now generally known in English as Raphael ( , ), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of paintings by Raphael, His work is admired for its cl ...
esque classicism gradually acquired a romantic orientation. In 1809, he was presented with a special citation by a group of French and Italian artists. He returned to Stuttgart in 1811, but died there only a few months later, of heart disease.


References


Further reading

* * Simon, Karl: "Ph. Fr. Hetsch u. Gottlieb Schick in ihren persönl. Beziehungen." in: ''Württ. Vierteljahresschr. f. Landesgeschichte'', ed. 20–21, 1911, p. 161 ff. * Von Holst, Christian (Ed.): ''Schwäbischer Klassizismus zwischen Ideal und Wirklichkeit 1770-1830.'' Stuttgart, 1993. * ''Gottlieb Schick. Ein Maler des Klassizismus''. Ed. Ulrike Gauß & Christian von Holst. (Exhibit Catalog).
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (, "State Gallery") is an art museum in Stuttgart, Germany, it opened in 1843. In 1984, the opening of the Neue Staatsgalerie (''New State Gallery'') designed by James Stirling transformed the once provincial galler ...
, Stuttgart, 1976. * Bernardini, Ingrid Sattel.
Schick, Gottlieb
. In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed 30 December 2011; subscription required).


External links


Entry for Gottlieb Schick
in the
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1776 births 1812 deaths Painters from Stuttgart German neoclassical painters 19th-century painters of historical subjects People educated at the Karlsschule Stuttgart State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart alumni 18th-century German painters {{Germany-painter-stub