Georg Friedrich Christian Seekatz
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Georg Friedrich Christian Seekatz (5 December 1683 – 22 December 1750) was a German painter of the Baroque period. He was the court painter of Nassau-Weilburg under Johann Ernst, Count of Nassau-Weilburg from 1706 until his death in 1750.
Life
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Georg Friedrich Christian Seekatz was born in Westerburg[1] on 5 December 1683. His father, Johann George, was an innkeeper from the Seekatz family of painters. Georg Friedrich Christian was the third of fourth children; his older brother was the painter Johann Martin Seekatz.
In 1706, Seekatz became the court painter of Johann Ernst, Count of Nassau-Weilburg.[2] He completed much of his major work at Schloss Weilburg, the count's residence in Weilburg. He painted the inside of the newly-built areas of the castle as well as the castle's church.
Seekatz married Maria Christiana Schmitt on 4 October 1712, with whom he had two children. Both children died in infancy.[2]
Seekatz died on 22 December 1750 in Weilburg, aged 67. He remained active as the Weilburg court painter until his death.
References
[edit]- ^ "Georg Friedrich Christian Seekatz". Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Seekatz, Georg Friedrich Christian I." Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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