Jacobus Leisten - Artist Info

About Jacobus Leisten

  • Biography

    Jacobus Leisten was a student of Wilhelm Sohn in Düsseldorf and studied at the Munich Academy from 1868 to 1873. There he was influenced by Carl Theodor von Piloty. From 1895 to 1896, he made a study trip to Italy. Leisten painted mostly scenes from the Tyrolean folk life and historical genre scenes. (cko)

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