The son of a father with a talent for drawing, Ridinger was taught by Christoph Rasch (also Resch) in Ulm and Johann Falch (also Falk) in Augsburg and then continued his education in Regensburg, where his fondness for hunting led him to study game at the court of Count Metternich. After 1717, he undertook further studies at the academy of Georg Philipp Rugendas in the imperial city. He later founded his own art publishing house in Augsburg, where most of his works were published. In 1759 he became director of the Academy of Fine Arts. Ridinger died in Augsburg on 10 April 1767. His work was continued by his sons Martin Elias (1730-1780) and Johann Jakob (1735-1784). The publishing house was later taken over by Martin Engelbrechtsche Kunsthandlung and in 1827 by Johann Alois Schlosser.
The son of a father with a talent for drawing, Ridinger was taught by Christoph Rasch (also Resch) in Ulm and Johann Falch (also Falk) in Augsburg and then continued his education in Regensburg, where his fondness for hunting led him to study game at the court of Count Metternich. After 1717, he undertook further studies at the academy of Georg Philipp Rugendas in the imperial city. He later founded his own art publishing house in Augsburg, where most of his works were published. In 1759 he became director of the Academy of Fine Arts. Ridinger died in Augsburg on 10 April 1767. His work was continued by his sons Martin Elias (1730-1780) and Johann Jakob (1735-1784). The publishing house was later taken over by Martin Engelbrechtsche Kunsthandlung and in 1827 by Johann Alois Schlosser.
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