Johann Sebastian Bach (painter)

German painter, grandson of the composer (1748–1778)

Johann Sebastian Bach the Younger

Johann Sebastian Bach (26 September 1748 – 11 September 1778) was a German painter. He was the son of composer Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and the grandson of composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

Born in Berlin, Bach studied under Adam Friedrich Oeser in Leipzig. In May 1773, he moved to Dresden, and in February 1776, he relocated to Hamburg, where his father served as Director of Music. In September 1776, he embarked on a study trip to Rome. However, he became seriously ill shortly after his arrival in February 1777 and died in 1778 at the age of 29 from an unknown ailment.[1]

Bach primarily created brush drawings of idyllic landscapes bustling with figures, showing a clear influence from Salomon Gessner. Toward the end of his life, he began focusing on representations of people, producing historical and mythological scenes. He also created vignettes and illustrated works by Gottlieb Rabener and Christian Felix Weiße.

Collections of his works are preserved in Coburg, Dresden, Hamburg, Leipzig, and Vienna.

## References

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1. ^ "4. Der innere Neuaufbau. 4.3. Der erste kommunale Friedhof (der, Erdmannsdorff-Friedhof')", Die Dessau-Wörlitzer Reformbewegung im Zeitalter der Aufklärung, De Gruyter, pp. 91–100, 2003-12-31, doi:10.1515/9783110960921.91, ISBN 9783484810181, retrieved 2022-10-13

* Anke Fröhlich: Zwischen Empfindsamkeit und Klassizismus, Der Zeichner und Landschaftsmaler Johann Sebastian Bach der Jüngere (1748–1778), Leipzig : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2007, ISBN 978-3-374-02464-3

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Bach family

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* Anna Magdalena Bach (2nd wife)
* Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (son)
* Christoph Bach (grandfather)
* Elisabeth Lämmerhirt (mother)
* Georg Christoph Bach (uncle)
* Gottfried Heinrich Bach (son)
* Johann Aegidius Bach (uncle)
* Johann Ambrosius Bach (father)
* Johann Bernhard Bach (2nd cousin)
* Johann Bernhard Bach the Younger (nephew)
* Johann Christian Bach (son)
* Johann Christoph Altnickol (son-in-law)
* Johann Christoph Bach (1st cousin once removed)
* Johann Christoph Bach (organist at Ohrdruf) (brother)
* Johann Christoph Bach (musician at Arnstadt) (uncle)
* Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (son)
* Johann Ernst Bach (musician at Saxe-Weimar) (2nd cousin once removed)
* Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach (son)
* Johann Jacob Bach (brother)
* Johann Ludwig Bach (3rd cousin)
* Johann Michael Bach (father-in-law)
* Johann Michael Bach (nephew)
* Johann Nicolaus Bach (2nd cousin)
* Johann Sebastian Bach (self)
* Johann Sebastian Bach the Younger (grandson)
* Johannes Bach I (great-grandfather)
* Johannes Bach
* Maria Barbara Bach (1st wife/2nd cousin)
* Veit Bach (great-great-grandfather)
* Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (son)
* Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (grandson)

Compositions|

* Altbachisches Archiv
* Bach Digital
* by Carl Philipp Emanuel
* by Johann Christian
* by Johann Sebastian

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