Johann Eduard Wolff
Johann Eduard Wolff (* 1786 in Königsberg , † 1868 in Berlin ) was a German history and portrait painter .
Life
From 1800 Wolff was a student at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Mechanical Sciences in Berlin, in 1804 he took part in the Berlin Academy Exhibition. 1805–1816 he was a student in the teaching ateliers of Jacques-Louis David and Antoine-Jean Gros in Paris. He also studied at the École des beaux-arts . In 1816 he returned to Berlin, where from 1819 he was a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of the Arts . From 1816 to 1848 he regularly took part in the Berlin Academy Exhibition. From 1838 Wolff was a drawing teacher at the Royal Prussian Academy of the Arts, and in 1841 he was appointed professor.
Works
- Le jeune Tobie rendant la vue à son père. (Whereabouts unknown)
- Portrait d'homme. (Whereabouts unknown)
- Un portrait. (Whereabouts unknown)
- Portrait of Marcus Warschauer . around 1820, Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie in Regensburg
literature
- Nina Struckmeyer: Wolff, Johann Eduard , in: Bénédicte Savoy and France Nerlich (ed.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital. Volume 1: 1793-1843 . De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2013, ISBN 978-3-11-029057-8 , pp. 318-319.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolff, Johann Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German history and portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1786 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1868 |
| Place of death | Berlin |