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1808 - 1873. Known for: Nazarene school-inspired themes, composition, and coloration.
Born in Germany in 1808, Georg Philipp Schmitt grew up in Spechbach near Landstuhl and received his artistic training from Father Cornelius in Munich. Influenced by the themes, compositions, and... Read full biography
Born in Germany in 1808, Georg Philipp Schmitt grew up in Spechbach near Landstuhl and received his artistic training from Father Cornelius in Munich. Influenced by the themes, compositions, and coloration of the Nazarene school, he developed a style shaped by its ideals. After a falling out with... Read full biography
Born in Germany in 1808, Georg Philipp Schmitt grew up in Spechbach near Landstuhl and received his artistic training from Father Cornelius in Munich. Influenced by the themes, compositions, and coloration of the Nazarene school, he developed a style shaped by its ideals. After a falling out with his teacher, he returned to the Palatinate, settling in Heidelberg, where he continued his work independently. He later became known as the father of Guido Schmitt, the celebrated portrait painter of... Read full biography
Born in Germany in 1808, Georg Philipp Schmitt grew up in Spechbach near Landstuhl and received his artistic training from Father Cornelius in Munich. Influenced by the themes, compositions, and coloration of the Nazarene school, he developed a style shaped by its ideals. After a falling out with his teacher, he returned to the Palatinate, settling in Heidelberg, where he continued his work independently. He later became known as the father of Guido Schmitt, the celebrated portrait painter of London’s high nobility. Georg Philipp Schmitt died in 1873.
Born in Germany in 1808, Georg Philipp Schmitt grew up in Spechbach near Landstuhl and received his artistic training from Father Cornelius in Munich. Influenced by the themes, compositions, and coloration of the Nazarene school, he developed a style shaped by its ideals. After a falling out with his teacher, he returned to the Palatinate, settling in Heidelberg, where he continued his work independently. He later became known as the father of Guido Schmitt, the celebrated portrait painter of London’s high nobility. Georg Philipp Schmitt died in 1873.
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Born in Germany in 1808, Georg Philipp Schmitt grew up in Spechbach near Landstuhl and received his artistic training from Father Cornelius in Munich.
Influenced by the themes, compositions, and coloration of the Nazarene school, he developed a style shaped by its ideals. After a falling out with his teacher, he returned to the Palatinate, settling in Heidelberg, where he continued his work independently.
He later became known as the father of Guido Schmitt, the celebrated portrait painter of London’s high nobility.
Georg Philipp Schmitt died in 1873.