Italian , Verona 1665-1720   Related Paintings of Pietro Cignaroli :. | Hercules and Omphale | European city landscape, street landsacpe, construction, frontstore, building and architecture. 249 | El Gran Canal con San Simeone Piccolo y Santa Luca | Portrait of Qiang | Self portrait as Venetian ambassador |
Related Artists:
Johann Henrich Wedekind
painted Portrait of Empress Anna of Russia in 18th century
Manuel Cabral Y Aguado Bejarano
Spanish , 1827-1891
Joshua Johnson
(c.1763-c.1824) was an American biracial painter from the Baltimore area. Johnson, often viewed as the first person of color to make a living as a painter in the United States, is known for his naïve paintings of prominent Maryland residents. It was not until 1939 that the identity of the painter of elite 19th century Baltimoreans was shed to light by art historian and genealogist J. Hall Pleasants, who believed that thirteen portraits were painted by one Joshua Johnson. Pleasants attempted to put the puzzle of Johnson's life together, however, questions on Johnson's race, life dates and even his last name (Johnson or Johnston) remained. These questions remained up until the mid-1990s, when the Maryland Historical Society released newly found manuscripts regarding Johnson's life