Friedrich Stirnimann

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Friedrich Stirnimann (born May 17, 1841 in Ettiswil ; † August 4, 1901 in Lucerne ) was a Swiss portrait, church and genre painter.

Self-portrait

Stirnimann began his artistic training in Stans as a student of Melchior Paul von Deschwanden . He then studied at the Grand Ducal Baden Art School in Karlsruhe .

Stirnimann continued his education in 1872 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and later in Paris and Basel . Then he returned home to Ettiswil.

In 1883, Stirnimann moved to Lucerne. He dealt with portrait, church and genre painting.

literature

  • Eugen Meyer-Sidler: Friedrich Stirnimann, painter from Ettiswil . In: Heimatkunde Wiggertal , Vol. 43, 1985, pp. 11–72. ( Digitized version )
  • Bénézit 1976
  • Brun 1905-1917
  • Busses 1977

Web links

Commons : Friedrich Stirnimann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Registration book entry for Friedrich Stirnimann. Academy of Fine Arts Munich, accessed on July 1, 2020 .


personal data
SURNAME Stirnimann, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss portrait, church and genre painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH Ettiswil
DATE OF DEATH 4th August 1901
Place of death Lucerne