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1695 - 1786. Known for: Painting.
The artist Gustaf Lundberg was born in 1695. He was raised by his grandfather Frederick Richter who was a goldsmith in Stockholm. After completing his studies at Uppsala University, Lundberg... Read full biography
The artist Gustaf Lundberg was born in 1695. He was raised by his grandfather Frederick Richter who was a goldsmith in Stockholm. After completing his studies at Uppsala University, Lundberg apprenticed to the court painter David von Krafft. Like most artists at this time, he traveled eventually to... Read full biography
The artist Gustaf Lundberg was born in 1695. He was raised by his grandfather Frederick Richter who was a goldsmith in Stockholm. After completing his studies at Uppsala University, Lundberg apprenticed to the court painter David von Krafft. Like most artists at this time, he traveled eventually to Paris where he studied with the great masters Rigaud, Largillière and Troy, but it was the artist Rosalba Carriera that would affect his style and technique most. She visited Paris in 1720-21 and was... Read full biography
The artist Gustaf Lundberg was born in 1695. He was raised by his grandfather Frederick Richter who was a goldsmith in Stockholm. After completing his studies at Uppsala University, Lundberg apprenticed to the court painter David von Krafft. Like most artists at this time, he traveled eventually to Paris where he studied with the great masters Rigaud, Largillière and Troy, but it was the artist Rosalba Carriera that would affect his style and technique most. She visited Paris in 1720-21 and was the one who introduced pastel which immediately became fashionable. Across Europe, the rumor spread about her brilliant pastel paintings and many prominent celebrities came to have their portraits painted by her. Carriera is considered one of the... Read full biography
The artist Gustaf Lundberg was born in 1695. He was raised by his grandfather Frederick Richter who was a goldsmith in Stockholm. After completing his studies at Uppsala University, Lundberg apprenticed to the court painter David von Krafft. Like most artists at this time, he traveled eventually to Paris where he studied with the great masters Rigaud, Largillière and Troy, but it was the artist Rosalba Carriera that would affect his style and technique most. She visited Paris in 1720-21 and was the one who introduced pastel which immediately became fashionable. Across Europe, the rumor spread about her brilliant pastel paintings and many prominent celebrities came to have their portraits painted by her. Carriera is considered one of the most influential artists of his generation, both admired and copied and his main stylistic successor was Gustaf L... Read full biography
