The Gunsmith

Johannes Lingelbach was born in Frankfurt and was baptized on October 11th of 1922. He died in 1674 in Amsterdam. The artist moved to Amsterdam with his parents, where he stayed for a couple of years. In 1642 he moved to Paris and in 1644 he went to Italy where he lived for six years. He travelled to Germany for a short period of time, coming back to The Netherlands in 1650. J. Lingelbach is known for being a Dutch artist who specialized in landscapes and Mediterranean seaports with market scenes. One can see P. Van Laer’s influence over this artist in his paintings of panoramic views of cities, with hunting shoots, figures, soldiers on their horses talking in front of an inn, etc. All of these compositions might remind the viewer of J. B. Weenix and T. Wyck’s works. It can also be said that J. Lingelbach has his own style and because of their vivid color range and fast brushstrokes it is very easy to recognize his works. He was also a master when it came to painting figures; which is why many other landscape artists of the time such as A. Beerstraten, J. Hackaert, W. D. Husch, M. Hobbema, J. V. Kessel, J. Wynantz, etc., demanded his collaboration to paint the figures in their works. Something very interesting to note is that Lingelbach belonged to an artistic family that worked in Rome during the second half of the century, and he is a very important representative of the “Bambocciante” painting style, a school created by P. van Laer when he came back to the Netherlands.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• – Walther Bernt, “The Netherlandish Painters of the Seventeenth Century”, Vol. II, p. 72, plates 689, 690, 691,692, Edicción 1970
• L. Salerno, “Pintores de Paisajes al Seiscientos en Roma”, 1977, Vol. 2, p. 590-599
• G. Briganti – L. Trezzani, L. Laureati, “I Bamboccianti”, 1983, p. 259- 285
• Christopher Wright, “Dutch Painting in the Seventeenth Century, Images of a Golden Age in British Collections”, p. 213
• Burger – Wegener: Catja Burger – Wegener, “Johannes Lingelbach”, Munich, 1976
• Catálogo “All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, A completely illustrated catalogue”, 1976, p. 348-350
• E. Benezit, “Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs”, 1999, Vol. 8, p. 688
• Catalogo Museo de Philadelphia, “Master of the Seventeenth Century Dutch Genere Painting”, 1984, p.235, 236, 237, plates 44, 45

PROVENANCE

• Private Collection, France
• Gallery Luigi Caretto, Turin, 1992
• Private Collection, Rome

MUSEUMS
Johannes Lingelbach’s works can be found in many museums around the world including: Amsterdam- Rijksmuseum, Basilea- Kunstmuseum, Berlin- Gemaldegalerie, Brussels- Royal Fine Arts Museum, Dublin- National Gallery, Edimburg- University, Frankfurt- Stadelsches Kunstinstitut, Glasgow- Art Gallery, Karlsruhe- Staatliche Kunsthalle, London- National Gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Wellington Museum, Manchester- City Art Gallery, Nottingham- Castle Museum, New York- Metropolitan Museum, Historical Sociaty, Paris- Louvre Museum, Rome- Nacional Museum, Galleria Nazionale de Arte Antica, Palazzo Corsini, Saint Petersburg- Herrmitage.