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He also studied and worked in Rome, Italy.
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Benno Toermer
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Rome became his second home where he lived, with brief interruptions, until his death from a heart attack on 6 February 1859. While at the Academy in Dresden, Toermer painted religious and historical subjects, such as the interpretation of dreams of Joseph in prison. When in Italy, his subjects were based on gods of legend and romantic motifs.
Toermer often painted in the style of the old Dutch.
In 1852 Toemer was invited to exhibit a work entitled “The Wedding Morning – Illinois Omen” at the Royal Academy in London. In July 1853 he was awarded the title of professor of Dresden by the Saxon Art Association.
Benno Toermer (Törmer) was born on 4 July 1804 in Dresden, the Borough of Neustadt, in current Germany. Törmer"s nephew was the painter Hugo Törmer (1846-1902) of Loschwitz in Dresden.
Törmer wanted to be an artist at an early age, by the time he was 15 he had entered the Dresden Art Academy, studying under Karl Vogel von Vogelstein.
In August 1829 he was awarded a fellowship to undertake a two-year study in Italy. The fellowship was renewed for another three years. Rome became his second home where he became a Papal legate and later professor
He unexpectedly died in Rome from a heart attack on 6 February 1859.
Membership
He was an honorary member of the Patriotic Society of Natural History in Dresden.
