Ferdinand Johann von Olivier (1785 - 1841)
1785-04-01Dessau, Germany1841-02-11Munich, GermanyGermany
Ferdinand Johann von Olivier
Ferdinand Johann von Olivier was a German painter, draughtsman, engraver-xylographer and lithographer of the Romantic era. Member of the Olivier family of painters. Worked mainly in the genre of landscape. Artistically, he was close to the Nazarenes.
In 1830, Ferdinand Johann Olivier moved to Munich. There, at the request of Peter von Cornelius, he succeeded Ludwig von Schorn as secretary general of the Munich Academy of Arts. In 1833, Olivier was appointed professor of art history.
Date and place of birt: | 1 april 1785, Dessau, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 11 february 1841, Munich, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Educator, Landscape painter, Painter |
Art school / group: | Nazarene |
Genre: | Landscape painting, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Romanticism |