Artists

Johann Ignaz
Bendl (?-c.1730)

Austrian painter, sculptor, medalist and ivory engraver

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There is almost no information about the life of Ignaz Bendl. He worked in Vienna (Austria) from about 1682 to 1730.

Phaeton burns the earth

Ivory relief. Phaeton versengt die Erde. (Phaeton burns the earth). Vienna 1684. 14 x 23.8 cm. Courtesy: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Kunstkammer. Austria.

Ivory relief. Bacchanal. Vienna 1684. 13.9  x  23.6 cm.  Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Kunstkammer.

Ivory relief. Bacchanal. Vienna 1684. 13.9 x 23.6 cm. Courtesy: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Kunstkammer. Austria.

Bacchanal. Detail. Signature and dating

Bacchanal. Detail. Signature and dating "Ignati bendl. f. 1684".

Ivory relief. Gedenkmedaillon auf die Errichtung der Pestsäule.

Ivory relief. Gedenkmedaillon auf die Errichtung der Pestsäule. (Memorial-medallion of the construction of the Plague Column) Vienna c. 1692. 9cm x 4.2cm oval. Courtesy: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Kunstkammer. Austria. Shown are Emperor Leopold I. Empress Eleonore Magdalena. Emperor Joseph I.

Verso. Memorial medallion of the erection of The Plague Column.  Signature:

Verso. Memorial medallion of the erection of The Plague Column. Signature: "BENDEL. F."

Ivory relief. Medallion mit Triumphbogen für König Joseph I. ( Medallion with triumphal arch for King Joseph I.) Vienna 1690.  Diameter. 6.3 cm. Signature and dating:

Ivory relief. Medallion mit Triumphbogen für König Joseph I. (Medallion with triumphal arch for King Joseph I.) Vienna 1690. Diameter. 6.3 cm. Signature and dating: "MDCXC. BENDEL. F." Courtesy: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Kunstkammer. Austria.

Verso. Medallion with triumphal arch for King Joseph I.

Verso. Medallion with triumphal arch for King Joseph I.

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