Franz Ferdinand Richter

Franz Ferdinand Richter (c.1693, Ebersdorf, near Breslau - after 1737, Florence) was a German Baroque painter who worked in Italy .

Life and work

Information on his early life is almost totally lacking. He was first documented on 18 May 1727, when he was in Rome; applying for a passport to return home. It is certain that he was a long time resident of Florence; and that he died there.

Franz Ferdinand Richter, Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1737 (Palazzo Pitti)

Works known to be his include a portrait of the violinist and composer, Francesco Maria Veracini, which is better known as an engraving by the English artist, John June. He also created an altarpiece for the Church of the Assumption in Aschbach, which suggests a connection to work done at Ebrach Abbey. There is also record of a portrait of the poet and playwright, Giovan Battista Fagiuoli, from 1736, whose current location is unknown.[1] His self-portrait (c.1720/25) is in the Uffizi Gallery.[2]

In the Galleria Palatina at the Palazzo Pitti, there is a monumental portrait of Gian Gastone de' Medici, wearing his Grand Ducal paraphernalia, in rococo style; one of his last dated works from 1737.

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References
  1. Rossella Foggi; Giovan Battista Fagiuoli (Firenze, 24 giugno 1660-12 luglio 1742): cultura e umorismo di un uomo del popolo alla corte dei Medici: un'eredità conservata, 1993, p. 62, editore A. Bruschi
  2. From the Collezione Ferroni. Gallerie degli Uffizi, General catalog, 1979, p. 972, Centro Di ISBN 88-7038-017-3

Further reading
  • Witt library, A checklist of painters, c1200-1976: represented in the Witt library, Courtland institute of art, London, 1978, Mansell ISBN 0-7201-0718-0

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