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August Riedel BIOGRAPHY
1799 Bayreuth, Germany - 1883 Rome, Ittaly. Known for: Classical real aristocratic female figures and genre.
August Riedel, also known as Johann Friedrich Ludwig Heinric, Italy. He was a German painter who spent much of his career in Italy. His father was the architect, Karl Christian Riedel. Johann studied... Read full biography
August Riedel, also known as Johann Friedrich Ludwig Heinric, Italy. He was a German painter who spent much of his career in Italy. His father was the architect, Karl Christian Riedel. Johann studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich*, with Robert von Langer, then went to Dresden, where he was... Read full biography
August Riedel, also known as Johann Friedrich Ludwig Heinric, Italy. He was a German painter who spent much of his career in Italy. His father was the architect, Karl Christian Riedel. Johann studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich*, with Robert von Langer, then went to Dresden, where he was able to copy works by the Old Masters. Their treatment of color had a great influence on his mature works. In 1823, he was able to visit Italy, where he met many of the German artists associated with... Read full biography
August Riedel, also known as Johann Friedrich Ludwig Heinric, Italy. He was a German painter who spent much of his career in Italy. His father was the architect, Karl Christian Riedel. Johann studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich*, with Robert von Langer, then went to Dresden, where he was able to copy works by the Old Masters. Their treatment of color had a great influence on his mature works. In 1823, he was able to visit Italy, where he met many of the German artists associated with the Nazarene movement*. From 1828 to 1829, he returned to Italy and stayed in Florence. After three more years in Munich, he settled permanently in Rome; although he travelled extensively and would occasionally return to Germany to fulfill commissions.... Read full biography
August Riedel, also known as Johann Friedrich Ludwig Heinric, Italy. He was a German painter who spent much of his career in Italy. His father was the architect, Karl Christian Riedel. Johann studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich*, with Robert von Langer, then went to Dresden, where he was able to copy works by the Old Masters. Their treatment of color had a great influence on his mature works. In 1823, he was able to visit Italy, where he met many of the German artists associated with the Nazarene movement*. From 1828 to 1829, he returned to Italy and stayed in Florence. After three more years in Munich, he settled permanently in Rome; although he travelled extensively and would occasionally return to Germany to fulfill commissions. He was especially known for his genre scenes and sensitive portraits of women. One of his best known early works is a portrayal... Read full biography
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Johann Friedrich Ludwig Heinrich August Riedel, August Riedl
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August Riedel, also known as Johann Friedrich Ludwig Heinric, Italy. He was a German painter who spent much of his career in Italy. His father was the architect, Karl Christian Riedel.
Johann studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich*, with Robert von Langer, then went to Dresden, where he was able to copy works by the Old Masters. Their treatment of color had a great influence on his mature works.
In 1823, he was able to visit Italy, where he met many of the German artists associated with the Nazarene movement*. From 1828 to 1829, he returned to Italy and stayed in Florence. After three more years in Munich, he settled permanently in Rome; although he travelled extensively and would occasionally return to Germany to fulfil...But wait, there's more...
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