Esther Barbara Bloemart
Esther Barbara Bloemart, also known as Esther Barbara von Sandrart (1651 – 1733)[1][2][3] was a German art collector.
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![]() Portrait of Esther Barbara von Sandrart, 18th century, by Georg Desmarées | |
Born | 1651 |
Died | 1733 (aged 81–82) |
Other names | Esther Barbara von Sandart |
Spouse | Joachim von Sandrart (m. 1673–1688, death) |
Biography
Esther Barbara Bloemart was born on 7 June 1651 in Germany.[4][5] Her father was banker Wilhelm Bloemart and her mother was Anna Elisabeth Bloemart (née Salmuthin), they lived in Nuremberg.[5][6][7]
In 1673, she was married to biographer Joachim von Sandrart, as his second wife.[8][5] Bloemart was 45 years younger than Sandart.[5] When her husband died in 1688, she began collecting objects.[5] Her collection was housed in Nuremberg and was intensive; it spanned from natural objects like butterflies to coins, ethnographic artifacts, and more.[5]
Artist Georg Desmarées made portraits of Bloemart, including in engraving and painting.[9][5]
References
- Mortzfeld, Peter (2011-07-20). Register 5: Orte (Geburts-, Sterbe- u. Tätigkeitsorte der Porträtierten) 2. Hälfte: M-Z (in German). Herzog August Bibliothek. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 98. ISBN 978-3-11-096145-4.
- "Sandrart, Esther Barbara von". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- Kritische Berichte - Volume 24 (in German). Anabas-Verlag. 1996. p. 11.
- "Ontdek schilder, steensnijder Esther Barbara Bloemart". rkd.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "Esther Barbara von Sandrart - geb. Bloemart Objekt - NHM Wien". Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Natural History Museum Vienna). Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "Blommart, Anna Elisabeth geb. Salmuthin". The “Teutsche Academie” on Sandrart.net. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "TA 1675, Lebenslauf, S. 24". The “Teutsche Academie” on Sandrart.net. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- Andresen, Andreas; Weigel, Rudolph (1973). Der deutsche Peintre-Graveur: oder die deutschen Maler als Kupferstecher von dem letzten Drittel des 16. Jh.s bis zum Schluss des 18. Jh.s (in German). Olms. p. 131. ISBN 978-3-487-04988-5.
- "Portrait of Esther Barbara von Sandrart". The British Museum. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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