Johann Sebastian Bach (painter)

Johann Sebastian Bach ( born September 26, 1748 in Berlin, † September 11, 1778 in Rome ) was a German painter and draftsman.

He was a son of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and thus a grandson of the composer and choirmaster of the same name. Bach et al studied Adam Friedrich Oeser at Leipzig. In May 1773 moved to Dresden, and in February 1776 he moved to Hamburg, where his father was Director of Music. In September 1776, he embarked on a study trip to Rome, where he soon became seriously ill after his arrival in February 1777. On the consequences of this disease, about nothing more is known, he died.

Bach created especially brush drawings of idyllic, mostly with people bustling landscapes. His works show the influence of Salomon Gessner recognize. Towards the end of his life he turned to the representation of the people and created historical and mythological scenes. He also created vignettes and illustrations to works of Gottlieb Wilhelm Rabener and Christian Felix Weisse. In his time, he was quite an accomplished artist, including Lessing stood up for him.

Larger collections of his works can be found in Coburg, Dresden, Hamburg, Leipzig and Vienna.