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Jakob Philipp Hackert - Agrigento

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The Temple of Hercules in Cori Near Velletri

Artist: Jakob Philipp Hackert  (German, 1737–1807)

Object Type: Drawing

Date: 1873

Medium: Gouache

Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California

Description

Using the opaque medium of gouache (a type of watercolor for which the ratio of pigment to water is much higher), Jakob Philipp Hackert made the irregular walls and weathered surfaces of this Roman temple, southeast of Rome, almost tangible. The diagonal composition leads the gaze to the right, thereby inviting us on a journey. Hackert probably captured this view on his way to or from Naples, where he was employed at the local court. Hackert achieved international recognition with his highly finished Italian landscapes, which ally the classical ideal with topographical and archaeological accuracy. The famous German writer of Faust (considered one of the masterpieces of modern German literature), Johann Wolfgang Goethe, his friend and biographer, praised the "sureness and clarity" of his drawings.

About the Artist

Jakob Philipp Hackert came from a family of German painters and printmakers, and he first studied with his father Philipp Hackert. From 1755, he received formal training at the Academy in Berlin where he encountered and copied the landscapes of Dutch artists and of the French artist Claude Lorrain. Hackert went on to study in Paris, where there was a growing interest in the kind of landscapes developed by Dutch painters, characterized by classical motifs and harmonious compositions. He excelled in creating paintings in the Dutch style, resulting in some money and fame. This success enabled him to depart for Italy in 1768. After travelling throughout the country, Hackert arrived in Rome, where he joined a group of other German artists.

In 1782, Hackert met King Ferdinand IV of Naples, and in 1786, became his court painter. During his 13 years in Naples, his fame increased, largely through the advocacy of his good friend and famous writer Goethe, whom he met in 1787. In Naples, Hackert started his own school, promoting his ideas about landscape painting to other painters, including his brother Georg Hackert. When the Revolution of 1799 forced him to leave Naples, Hackert settled permanently at San Pietro di Careggi, near Florence. There he returned to his old interest in studying and depicting nature with renewed perception, preceding the Romantic artistic movement. After his death his memoirs were edited and published by Goethe.

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Blick auf die Bucht von Pozzuoli (detail) - Jakob Philipp Hackert - 1803 - via Wikimedia

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'View of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from Solfatara'. Jakob Philipp Hackert. 1803.

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The design of the antechambers in the so-called Old Apartment in the Royal Palace of Caserta is inspired by the course of the seasons. Here, I show you the Spring Room, which served as a reception room. In addition to the frescoes by Antonio de Dominicis, the landscape paintings by the Prussian artist Jakob Philipp Hackert are particularly noteworthy in this room. . . . #caserta #reggiadicaserta #napoli #naples #campania #italy #kings_luxury #vivoartworld #total_art_gallery #artemondo_ #vanvitelli | by palace.reflections

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Blick auf die Bucht von Pozzuoli (detail) - Jakob Philipp Hackert - 1803

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Vatican fireworks: A 500-year-old tradition for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul

Source A 1775 painting of the fireworks over Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome, painted by Jakob Philipp Hackert. / Credit: Public Domain Rome Newsroom, Jun 29, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA). For the past 500 years, the Vatican has celebrated the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul with a bang with a spectacular fireworks show influenced by Michelangelo and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. While many associate fireworks…

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"Fireworks over Castel Sant'Angelo" Jakob Philipp Hackert

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The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1774 by Jakob Philipp Hackert

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Fireworks over Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome - Jakob Philipp Hackert - 1775

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Jakob Philipp Hackert - Gli scavi di Pompei

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MWW Artwork of the Day (2/21/19) Jakob Philipp Hackert (German, 1737-1807) Fisher Family at Nighttime Campfire with Turbulent Sea (1778) Oil on canvas, 64.5 x 87 cm. Museum Georg Schäfer, Schweinfurt

Hackert was primarily a landscape painter from Brandenburg, who did most of his work in Italy.  He combined both classical and romantic elements in his paintings, and is thus considered a precursor of the German Romantics.  He spent from 1765 to 1768 in Paris with the Swiss artist Balthasar Anton Dunker, where he focused on painting in gouache. He met and was inspired by Claude Joseph Vernet, who was already famous as a painter of landscapes and seascapes, and the German engraver Johann Georg Wille. (Vernet's influence is readily apparent in this painting here.)

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Porträt eines Pudels - Jakob Philipp Hackert - 1795 - via Wikimedia

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“An Arcadian Italianate Landscape” Oil on canvas

Jakob Philipp Hackert (Prenzlau 1737 - 1807 San Piero di Careggi, Florence)

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The design of the antechambers in the so-called Old Apartment in the Royal Palace of Caserta is inspired by the course of the seasons. Here, I show you the Spring Room, which served as a reception room. In addition to the frescoes by Antonio de Dominicis, the landscape paintings by the Prussian artist Jakob Philipp Hackert are particularly noteworthy in this room. . . . #caserta #reggiadicaserta #napoli #naples #campania #italy #kings_luxury #vivoartworld #total_art_gallery #artemondo_ #vanvitelli | by palace.reflections

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The Herculaneum Gate in Pompeii. 1794. Jakob Philipp Hackert (1737-1807)