Background
He was born at Cassel in 1820, and pursued his first studies under J. von Schnorr, at the Academy of Munich.
He was born at Cassel in 1820, and pursued his first studies under J. von Schnorr, at the Academy of Munich.
He travelled in Italy in 1844–1845, and placed himself in 1848–1849 under Karl Sohn at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. In 1855, he was appointed professor in the School of Arts at Carlsruhe, in which city he died in 1878.
Notable works include;
Francesca da Rimini.
1850.
The Weeping Magdalen. 1852.
The Lamentation before the Burial (Carlsruhe Gallery).
1855.
The Adoration of the Shepherds (in possession of the Grand-Duke of Baden). 1857
The Holy Women before the Cross (in Street Nicholas, Hamburg).
1863.
Iphigeneia (in possession of the Grand-Duke of Baden).
1865.
Under the Red Cross. 1872.
Psyche and Pan. Happy Existence — a child"s picture.