Johannes Daniel Bode (1853-1925)

Johannes Daniel Bode - also known as "Hanni" - was the third child of Leopold Bode and was born in Offenbach Castle on February 1, 1853. He received his first drawing lessons from his uncle Karl Bode and later from his father, who is said to have taught him how to draw heads, nudes and robes. From 1872 to 1876, he worked as a lithographer, but later turned to painting. The problem of color printing is said to have prompted him to take up painting. From 1877-1886, he studied under Eduard von Steinle - one of whose last pupils he was - and Professor Hasselhorst and Kaupert at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut. In the 1980s and 1990s, he visited Switzerland, the Bavarian high mountains and Tyrol. Above all, however, he was interested in the forests around Offenbach and Frankfurt, which he frequently painted. He also painted views of towns, the banks of the Main near Offenbach and Rumpenheim. As the Romantic school went out of fashion - but Johannes Bode remained true to this style - he was increasingly forgotten.
He died on January 16, 1925 in Frankfurt am Main.

Johannes Daniel Bode's oeuvre includes portraits, figure and landscape paintings as well as romantic depictions such as "Die Isenburger Warte mit Geleitsrittern und Wagenransport", "Rübezahl neckt ein Bauernpaar", "Die Eichen bei Schwanheim", "Waldmotiv bei Schwanheim" and fairytale motifs.

Johannes Daniel Bode is considered a representative of the German Romantic art movement.