Early Life, Family and Training Friedrich Gotthard Naumann entered the world on July 14, 1750, in Blasewitz, near Dresden. He was born into a family of modest means, the son of Johann Georg Naumann, a householder and tax collector, and Anna Rosina, née Ebert. While his brother, Johann Gottlieb Naumann, would find his mark in the musical sphere as a composer, Friedrich Gotthard Naumann focused his attention on the visual arts. This ear…