Biographies
Biography: Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller was born on January 15, 1793, in Vienna, Austria, into a modest family. Despite financial challenges, his early…
Biography: Gabriel von Max
Gabriel von Max wasn’t just any 19th-century painter – he was an eccentric visionary who blended mystical themes with an unusual…
Biography: Richard Bergh
The life of Richard Bergh is a fascinating chapter in Swedish art history. Born into a family of painters, Bergh emerged…
Biography: Harriet Backer
Harriet Backer was born on January 21, 1845, in the small town of Holmestrand, Norway. Situated by the Oslofjord, this serene…
Biography: Louis Anquetin
Louis Anquetin was a French painter whose contributions to the art world during the late 19th century were overshadowed by the…
Biography: John Anster Fitzgerald
When you think of fairy tales, the enchanting world of mystical creatures, tiny winged beings, and magical landscapes comes to mind.…
Biography: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was born on February 6, 1736, in the town of Wiesensteig in Germany. He grew up in a…
Biography: Hans Gude
Hans Fredrik Gude was born on March 13, 1825, in Christiania, now Oslo, Norway. He grew up in a time when…
Biography: William Degouve de Nuncques
William Degouve de Nuncques, born on February 28, 1867, in Monthermé, Ardennes, France, is an intriguing figure in the Symbolist movement.…
Biography: Niko Pirosmani
Niko Pirosmani remains one of the most fascinating figures in the history of art, not just in Georgia but across the…
Biography: Munkácsy Mihály
When we think of 19th-century Hungarian art (if we think of it at all), the name Munkácsy Mihály inevitably comes to…
Biography: Albert Ritzberger
In the grand orchestra of European art, amidst the cacophony of styles and the whirlwind of movements that marked the 19th…
