Johann Geyer

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Johann Wilhelm Rudolf Geyer (born January 7, 1807 in Augsburg , † November 26, 1875 in Augsburg) was a German genre and history painter .

Life

From 1826 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Clemens von Zimmermann . Study trips to Belgium and France followed in 1830. In 1833 he was appointed professor at the polytechnic school in Augsburg . In 1836 he received an award at the Munich industrial exhibition. In 1865 he quit his job as a professor because the polytechnic school in Augsburg was closed.

Most of his pictures are now in the possession of the municipal art collections in Augsburg .

Works (selection)

Johann Geyer: The interior of an animal shack , 1835; Oil on canvas, 56.3 × 70.3 cm; Museum of Fine Arts , Leipzig
  • The barber shop
  • The barber shop
  • The inside of a menagerie
  • The christening feast
  • The antichambre
  • The end of a masked ball ( Neue Pinakothek )
  • The Concilium medicum in the antechamber of a dying person (Neue Pinakothek)
  • The gamblers
  • The concert rehearsal
  • Wallenstein's camp
  • The engagement
  • The feast
  • Sunday afternoon in a German imperial town
  • School class (Friedrichshafen School Museum on Lake Constance)

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personal data
SURNAME Geyer, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Geyer, Johann Wilhelm Rudolf (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German genre and history painter
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1875
Place of death augsburg