Biography
Salomon Gessner (1730–1788) — Swiss painter, etcher and poet (1730–1788).
Salomon Gessner worked as poet, painter, journalist, graphic artist and writer and is associated with Switzerland. Their documented life spans the years 1730 to 1788; born and died in Zurich.
| Disciplines | poet, painter, journalist, graphic artist, writer |
|---|---|
| Born | 1730, Zurich |
| Died | 1788, Zurich |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
Works
- Villagers at a City Gate Greeting a Dignitary
- Satyr Carrying a Nymph on His Back
- Wooded Landscape with a Pollarded Tree
- Fountain in a Summerhouse
- Girl Carrying a Basket of Fruit
- Apollo with a Bow and Dragon
- A Rustic Gate beside a Lake
- Cattle Resting in a Grove with a Man Seated beside a Brook
- Leda and the Swan
- The Rape of Ganymede
- Putto Visiting a Girl at a Fountain
- Wooded Landscape with a Nymph and a Satyr
- A Fisherman and Two Children in a Landscape with Thatched Cottages
- Two Shepherds in a Rocky Landscape
- Eros with Three Girls at a Fountain
- Two Satyrs in a Forest
- Satyr Carrying a Nymph
- Arcadian Landscape with an Obelisk
- Figurine Seller with Two Girls
- A Shepherd and a Young Woman With Their Feet in a Brook
- Hylas and the Nymphs
- Three Sleeping Sprites with a Satyr
- Wooded Landscape with a Herd of Goats and a Herm
