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Dietrich (or Dietricy), Christian Wilhelm Ernst

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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Dietrich (or Dietricy), Christian Wilhelm Ernst

a German artist, was born at Weimar, in Saxony, October 30, 1712, and studied under Alex. Thiele. He was sent by the king, with a pension, to Italy. He painted scriptural and historical subjects well, his chief pictures being Lot and his Daughters; Abraham Going to Sacrifice Isaac; The Nativity; The Adiration of the Shepherds; The Taking Down from the Cross; St. Jerome Writing; Christ Appearing to Magdalene; The Flight into Egypt; The Circumcision. He died at Dresden, April 24, 1774. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dietrich (or Dietricy), Christian Wilhelm Ernst'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​d/dietrich-or-dietricy-christian-wilhelm-ernst.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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