Sigmund Freudenberger (16 June 1745 – 15 November 1801) was a

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painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

and engraver.

Biography

Freudenberger was the son of a lawyer, and studied as a portraitist. He lived from 1765 to 1773 in

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, where he worked with

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and Jean-Michel Moreau. He then founded in a private art school in Bern and was known as "Little Master" for his genre-like depictions of rural life.

References

* Bloesch.: Freudenberger, Sigmund. In: '' Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (ADB). Band 7. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 355. *

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* * 18th-century Swiss painters 18th-century Swiss male artists Swiss male painters 1745 births 1801 deaths {{Switzerland-painter-stub