Franz Seraph Stirnbrand - Artist Info

About Franz Seraph Stirnbrand

  • Biography

    Franz Seraph Stirnbrand (1788-1882) was born in Croatia and grew up in Linz, where he began his education as a decoration painter at the age of 17. He fled from military service to Germany and worked in Frankfurt a.M. from 1809-1812, where he painted portraits of Napoleon, his wife Marie Louise and other representatives of high aristocracy on tobacco tins.

    He later moved to Stuttgart and travels to Austria and Paris. Until 1824 he lived in Karlsruhe and painted portraits for the court. In 1824-25 Stirnbrand stayed in Rome and portrayed the Pope Leon XII. (vwe)

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