Tobias Stranover
Tobias Stranover | |
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Born | 1684 |
Died | 1756 |
Nationality | German |
Tobias Stranover or Toby Stranovius (1684–1756) was a Transylvanian Saxon born painter (1684–after 1731).
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Still life with fruit and birds
Stranover was born in Hermannstadt but travelled to Germany, the Netherlands, and England, where he stayed. He is registered in Hamburg, Hermannstadt, Amsterdam and London.[1] He became a follower of the bird painter Melchior d'Hondecoeter and presumably also Jakob Bogdány, whose daughter Elisabeth he married.
Stranover died in London.
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- ^ Tobias Stranover in the RKD
- 14 artworks by or after Tobias Stranover at the Art UK site
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- People from Sibiu
- 18th-century German painters
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