Andreas Achenbach (1815-1910)

"Andreas Achenbach (29 September 1815, Kassel – 1 April 1910, Düsseldorf) was a German landscape and seascape painter in the Romantic style. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Düsseldorf School.[citation needed] His brother, Oswald, was also a well known landscape painter. Together, based on their initials, they were known as the "Alpha and Omega" of landscape painters." - (en.wikipedia.org 15.02.2022)

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What we know

Background

was born	Kassel 1815 ^↓
died	Düsseldorf 1910 ^↓
brother of	Oswald Achenbach ^↓

Biography

Student	Düsseldorf 1827-1835 ^↓
Student	Johann Wilhelm Schirmer Düsseldorf 1827-1835 ^↓
visitor	Netherlands 1832-1833 ^↓
visitor	Norway 1835 ^↓
visitor	Tyrol 1836 ^↓
visitor	Italy 1843 ^↓
teacher	Oswald Achenbach ^↓

Sources & Mentions

Eberhard Hanfstaengl (1886-1973). 1953. "Achenbach, Andreas". Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz103.html
George Henry Story (1835-1923). 1905. Illustrated Catalogue: Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. . ed: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcatal00metr/page/n5/mode/2up

Objects and visualizations

Map

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Relations to time periods

Time of birth
1815

Time of studies
1827 - 1835

Time of stay
1832 - 1833

1814 1911

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[Last update: 2022/02/15]

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