Johannes Thomas (painter)

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Johannes Thomas (* 1793 in Frankfurt am Main ; † 1863 ibid) was a German painter and lithographer .

Life

Around 1817 Thomas studied at the drawing school of the Darmstadt gallery inspector Franz Hubert Müller . Between 1817 and 1821/22 he was on a scholarship from the Städel Art Institute in Paris, where he studied in the studio of Antoine-Jean Gros and probably Jean-Victor Bertin in 1818 . 1818–1821 he is enrolled at the École des beaux-arts . From 1822 to 1825 he stayed in Rome and Florence , then he was in Frankfurt a. M. resident.

Works

  • Eltz Castle, around 1830, oil / canvas, 80 × 100.9 cm, inv. No. 1307, Frankfurt a. M., Städel Museum (Salon 1831, No. 1987)
  • Keisemberg Castle, near Frankfurt am Main, whereabouts unknown (ibid., No. 1989)
  • The Siebengebirge, whereabouts unknown (ibid., No. 1988).

literature

  • Frauke Josenhans, Corina Meyer: Thomas, Johannes . In: Bénédicte Savoy, 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. 285–288.
personal data
SURNAME Thomas, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and lithographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH 1863
Place of death Frankfurt am Main