German Artist and Writer. After completing his art education in Italy, he took up permanent residence in Dresden, Germany. Primarily a portrait painter, he also painted some historical works, including "Virgil and Dante", "The Anabaptists in Münster", "Iwan the Cruel, of Russia, Warned of his Death by a Finnish Magician", "Christ and St. Thomas", and "Christ on the Cross". As an author, he wrote several books, including "Die Gräber der Liven" (1850 - a report on some archaeological excavations in Livonia which he undertook in 1846), "Lectures on Dante's Divine Comedy" (1853), "Lectures on the Color Theories of Newton and Goethe "(1863), and "The Dynamic Circle" (1860 to 1868). He died at the age of 68.
German Artist and Writer. After completing his art education in Italy, he took up permanent residence in Dresden, Germany. Primarily a portrait painter, he also painted some historical works, including "Virgil and Dante", "The Anabaptists in Münster", "Iwan the Cruel, of Russia, Warned of his Death by a Finnish Magician", "Christ and St. Thomas", and "Christ on the Cross". As an author, he wrote several books, including "Die Gräber der Liven" (1850 - a report on some archaeological excavations in Livonia which he undertook in 1846), "Lectures on Dante's Divine Comedy" (1853), "Lectures on the Color Theories of Newton and Goethe "(1863), and "The Dynamic Circle" (1860 to 1868). He died at the age of 68.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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