Johann Elias Ridinger
Master of animal engravings and hunting scenes
Johann Elias Ridinger was a German painter, engraver, draughtsman and publisher. He is considered one of the most famous German engravers of animals, particularly horses, hounds and hunting scenes. He began his training in Ulm with the painter Christoph Resch (1701–16), and later studied under Johann Falch (1687–1727) in Augsburg. He learned the art of engraving from Georg Philipp Rugendas. On the invitation of Wolf, Freiherr von Metternich (1706–31), he spent three years in Regensburg: his coursing and visits to the riding school there proved decisive for his development. His engraved, etched and scratched sheets show the animals in characteristic movements and positions in a landscape environment. The ornamental movements in his works show visibly Rococo stylistic tendencies. He later founded his own art publishing house in Augsburg, where most of his works appeared. In 1759 he became the director of the Augsburg Stadtakademie. His drawings were often executed with precision and taste and hence his work was held in high esteem and was also transferred to decoration, porcelain and ceramics.
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Master student
- Georg Philipp Rugendas Student
Artworks by this artist (44 total)
- America 1770
- Asia 1770
- Tiger 1751
- Bear 1751
- Allegory of Christian Virtues 1746
- Europe 1770
- Four hunting dogs 1721
- Wolf with tracks 1751
- Hare 1751
- Zur Strecke gebrachte Ente, den Kopf nach rechts
- Chamois 1751
- Ibex 1751
- Lion’s head
- Lion 1751
- Ein Bär in einer Schlucht von einem Rudel Hunde gestellt 1746
- Hannibals Kampf mit den Helvetiern 1722
- Fallow deer 1751
- Roman Warriors 1700-1767
- Lynx 1751
- Marten and weasel 1751