Education
He studied under professors Friedrich Fehr and Schmid-Reuti.
He studied under professors Friedrich Fehr and Schmid-Reuti.
Training as an artist
The artistic career of Jakob Huwyler II started in the School of Applied Arts in Lucerne and Munich, where he was able to study thanks to a scholarship from the Art Academy. An academic and artistic career
Besides the restoration of many important frescoes, he created a number of original works, ceiling frescoes, altarpieces and crossroads. He lived in Munich from 1888 to 1933.
During this period, he painted the ceilings of the church of Saint Andreas in 1908 and 1927 with remarkable scenes of the holy family, the annunciation and the way to the cross.
He later moved to Ruswil LU. Since 1933, he performed various religious paintings in Grossdietwil, Grosswangen, Ruswil, Rüediswil and Sursee. Besides the frescoes, he worked as portrait painter.
His talent to express the essence and the character of people gained the highest recognition. He died in Ruswil (Lucern) in 1938.
