Maria Dorothea Wagner

Maria Dorothea Wagner (1719 - 1792) was a German painter and draughtsperson. She was primarily a landscape artist, focusing on the landscape of Saxony.

Maria Dorothea Wagner
Born
Maria Dorothea Dietrich[1]

1719[2]
Weimar, Saxe-Weimar, Holy Roman Empire[2]
Died1792 (aged 72–73)[2]
Meissen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
NationalityGerman
Known forLandscape painting
StyleBaroque

Life and work

Maria Dorothea Wagner was born in 1719 in Weimar. Her father was a court painter for the duchess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.[2] Her brother was Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich.[3]

She died in 1792 in Meissen.[3]

Notable collections
  • Landscape with a waterfall over which a footbridge leads, on the left a farmer drives two cows down to the valley, in the background a ruin, 18th century, Städel Museum[4]
  • Rising sunken path on a river, 18th century, Städel Museum[5]
  • Landscape with Waterfall

References
  1. "Wagner, Maria Dorothea - Deutsche Biographie". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. "Marie Dorothea Wagner - Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Marie Dorothea Wagner". askART. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. "Old Master Paintings - Maria Dorothea Wagner - Dorotheum". Dorotheum. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. "Landschaft mit einem Wasserfall, über den ein Steg führt, links treibt ein Bauer zwei Kühe zu Tal, im Hintergrund eine Ruine". Digitale Sammlung (in German). Städel Museum. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  5. "Ansteigender Hohlweg an einem Fluß". Digitale Sammlung (in German). Städel Museum. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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