Carl Ferdinand Fabritius (1637 – 21 January 1673) was a painter

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

 in the Bishopric of Paderborn

Bishopric of Paderborn

The Archdiocese of Paderborn is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn. It was a diocese from its foundation in 799 until 1802, and again from 1821 until 1930. In 1930, it was promoted to an archdiocese...

 (German: Fürstbistum Paderborn). Paderborn prince-bishop (German: Fürstbischof) Ferdinand II. von Fürstenberg commissioned Fabritius to paint 63 landscape paintings

Landscape art

Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...

 of the towns and villages in his diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 from 1664 to 1667. The paintings were commissioned for display at the prince-bishop's residence Neuhaus near Paderborn

Paderborn

Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried.-History:...

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Carl Ferdinand Fabritius was born in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

 but lived in Vienna

Vienna

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 from 1659 to his death in 1673.

List of works

• 1664 Schieder-Schwalenberg (Lippe), Ansicht mit Burg Schwalenberg, oil on canvas, 88.5 × 103.5 cm, Erzbischöfliche Akademische Bibliothek Paderborn

• 1665 Ambthaus u. Statt Liechtenaw Anno 1665, oil on canvas, Erzbischöfliche Akademische Bibliothek Paderborn

• 1665 Ambthauss Bocke 1665, oil on canvas, Erzbischöfliche Akademische Bibliothek Paderborn

• 1665 Closter Bödeke 1665, oil on canvas, Erzbischöfliche Akademische Bibliothek Paderborn

• 1666 Westenholzer Schling, oil on canvas, Erzbischöfliche Akademische Bibliothek Paderborn