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1802 Mannheim, Germany - 1880 Mannheim, Germany. Known for: Meticulous genre and figure painting.
Theodor Leopold Weller (29 May 1802 in Mannheim - 10 December 1880 in Mannheim) was a German genre painter and a major representative of the Munich School. He was the second son of a Chancery... Read full biography
Theodor Leopold Weller (29 May 1802 in Mannheim - 10 December 1880 in Mannheim) was a German genre painter and a major representative of the Munich School. He was the second son of a Chancery Councillor, who originally wanted him to pursue a legal career, but he displayed an early aptitude for... Read full biography
Theodor Leopold Weller (29 May 1802 in Mannheim - 10 December 1880 in Mannheim) was a German genre painter and a major representative of the Munich School. He was the second son of a Chancery Councillor, who originally wanted him to pursue a legal career, but he displayed an early aptitude for painting. In 1818, he began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, under Johann Peter von Langer [de], the first Director. While there, he met Peter von Cornelius, who Crown Prince Ludwig von... Read full biography
Theodor Leopold Weller (29 May 1802 in Mannheim - 10 December 1880 in Mannheim) was a German genre painter and a major representative of the Munich School. He was the second son of a Chancery Councillor, who originally wanted him to pursue a legal career, but he displayed an early aptitude for painting. In 1818, he began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, under Johann Peter von Langer [de], the first Director. While there, he met Peter von Cornelius, who Crown Prince Ludwig von Bayern had brought there to work on the Glyptothek. However, Weller decided that he was more interested in daily life and nature than grand panoramas. For his detailed and meticulous painting technique, he took Peter von Hess as a model. He travelled... Read full biography
Theodor Leopold Weller (29 May 1802 in Mannheim - 10 December 1880 in Mannheim) was a German genre painter and a major representative of the Munich School. He was the second son of a Chancery Councillor, who originally wanted him to pursue a legal career, but he displayed an early aptitude for painting. In 1818, he began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, under Johann Peter von Langer [de], the first Director. While there, he met Peter von Cornelius, who Crown Prince Ludwig von Bayern had brought there to work on the Glyptothek. However, Weller decided that he was more interested in daily life and nature than grand panoramas. For his detailed and meticulous painting technique, he took Peter von Hess as a model. He travelled to Rome in 1825 with his friend, the landscape painter Ernst Fries and was admitted to the Accademia di San Luca. W... Read full biography
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Art Media
- •Chalk
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
Art School
- •Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Royal Academy, Student