Artist. Born the son of a musician, he studied at the Art Academy in Dresden and in 1822 transferred to the Academy at Dusseldorf. He, along with classmate Hermann Stilke, assisted with painting the large fresco “The Last Judgment” in the Assisensaal in Koblenz. From 1826 through 1827, he and other classmates painted the three large fresco ceilings in a Munich concert hall, Odeon Hall, with “The Judgment of Midas;” this beautiful hall was destroyed during World War II, and although rebuilt, his paintings were lost. King Louis I of Bavaria was a patron and financed his 1830 study trip to Italy. The techniques, which he had learned from this trip, were used in the frescoes in the Royal Residence. Many of his subjects were Biblical figures. From 1847 to 1873, he became a professor of art history at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich. He taught several noted artists of the next generation. Besides “The Cat,” he painted “Little Drummer” and a snowy farm scene, “Old Glassworks in the Bavarian Forest,” which recently sold for nearly $8,000. In 1841 he painted two ladies admiring “The String of Pearls,” and in 1880 he painted another “String of Pearls” with only one lady as the subject of the piece. In 1860 he was a founding member of the Munich Association of Christian Art. He married Karoline Dulcken, a noted pianist. His brother Karl became an opera conductor in the United States.
Artist. Born the son of a musician, he studied at the Art Academy in Dresden and in 1822 transferred to the Academy at Dusseldorf. He, along with classmate Hermann Stilke, assisted with painting the large fresco “The Last Judgment” in the Assisensaal in Koblenz. From 1826 through 1827, he and other classmates painted the three large fresco ceilings in a Munich concert hall, Odeon Hall, with “The Judgment of Midas;” this beautiful hall was destroyed during World War II, and although rebuilt, his paintings were lost. King Louis I of Bavaria was a patron and financed his 1830 study trip to Italy. The techniques, which he had learned from this trip, were used in the frescoes in the Royal Residence. Many of his subjects were Biblical figures. From 1847 to 1873, he became a professor of art history at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich. He taught several noted artists of the next generation. Besides “The Cat,” he painted “Little Drummer” and a snowy farm scene, “Old Glassworks in the Bavarian Forest,” which recently sold for nearly $8,000. In 1841 he painted two ladies admiring “The String of Pearls,” and in 1880 he painted another “String of Pearls” with only one lady as the subject of the piece. In 1860 he was a founding member of the Munich Association of Christian Art. He married Karoline Dulcken, a noted pianist. His brother Karl became an opera conductor in the United States.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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