Franz Christoph Janneck
Baroque genre scenes with mythological themes
Franz Christoph Janneck was an Austrian painter in the Baroque style. He specialized in genre scenes, often with mythological themes, as well as some portraits, landscapes and religious works. His father, Martin Jänneg (or Jänickh, ?-1709) was a minor artist, originally from Croatia. His mother, Anna, was from Lugano. His brother, Matthias (born 1707) also became a painter. After completing his secondary education in Graz, he took art lessons from a little known still-life painter named Matthias Vangus (fl. 1710s-20s). He moved to Vienna in 1726 and became a student of the court painter, Jacob van Schuppen, who had just become Director of the "Hofakademie der Maler, Bildhauer und Baukunst" (now the Academy of Fine Arts). A short time later, he continued his studies in Frankfurt with the Hungarian-born painter, Josef Orient [hu]. In 1736, he married Anna Maria Canton, daughter of the painter Franz Canton (1678-1733). He returned to Vienna around 1740. Soon after, his paintings began to rely more heavily on Dutch and French models; losing their previous originality. Later, He took over management of a genre painting class at the Academy and served as Rector from 1752 to 1754, when he resigned, following his wife's death. A street in the Hietzing district of Vienna is named after him.
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- Jacob van Schuppen Master
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Artworks by this artist
- Adoration of the Shepherds
- Wenn ihr nicht werdet wie die Kinder…
- Unterhaltung im Freien mit Wein und Gesang 1740
- The Adoration of the Shepherds
- Jahrmarkt 1730
- An Elegant Company, With Figures Playing Musical Instruments And Merrymaking In An Interior
- Esther before King Ahasuerus
- Waldlandschaft mit gestürztem Baum und Jägern
- A Gallant Scene
- Bacchus and Ariadne on Naxos
- Unterhaltung im Freien mit Tanz 1740
- Vornehme Gesellschaft im Park 1750
- Selbstbildnis Franz Christoph Janneck around 1740
- Saint Jerome
- An ideal landscape with a river, a fortress and horsemen 1751
- Masquerade Ball (Masked Ball at Venice) Mid-18th century
- Waldlandschaft mit freiem Ausblick links