Per Krafft the younger
Per Krafft the Younger (born November 1, 1777 in Stockholm ; † November 12, 1863 there ) was a Swedish painter , draftsman and lithographer who was best known as a portrait painter .
Life
His father was Per Krafft the Elder († 1793). At the age of six he began training at the Kungliga Konstakademien in 1783 . From 1796 to 1799 he studied in Paris under Jacques-Louis David ; then he stayed in Italy for five years . In 1805 Krafft was appointed court painter , and in 1807 he was appointed vice professor at the Kungliga Konstakademien. From 1818 to 1856 he was professor of drawing there .
Krafft painted more than 400 portraits and about a hundred other pictures, including battle and history paintings . His style is considered realistic .
He was married to the painter Brita Sofia Robsahm (1784-1854).
literature
- Evald E. Uggla: Per Krafft dy och samtida svenskt portraittmåleri. Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, Stockholm 1928.
- Nagler: Krafft, history painter In: New general artist lexicon. Volume 7, p. 156 ( books.google.de ).
- Georg Nordensvan : Per Krafft dy In: Svensk konst och svenska konstnärer i nittonde århundradet . Ny, Grundligt omarbetad upplaga - New, thoroughly revised edition. tape 1 : I. Från Gustav III till Karl XV . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1925, p. 157–158, 192–195, 335–336 (Swedish, runeberg.org - with images of the paintings “Hertig Karl vid Högland” and “Adlercreutz”).
Web links
- Gothenburg City Museum: Krafft, Per dy ( Memento from February 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Biographical information and works in the City Museum
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krafft, Per the younger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Krafft, Pehr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish painter, draftsman and lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1777 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1863 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |