Friedrich Martersteig (1814 - 1899)
1814-03-11Weimar, Germany1899-09-06Weimar, GermanyGermany
Friedrich Martersteig
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Martersteig was a German historical and genre painter and drawing teacher. From 1828 to 1834 he studied at the Dresden Academy of Art under Ludwig Richter. Afterwards he spent four years at the academy in Dusseldorf and was a pupil of Carl Ferdinand Sohn, Theodor Hildebrandt and Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow.
Friedrich Martersteig was a member and professor of the Prussian Academy of Arts.
Date and place of birt: | 11 march 1814, Weimar, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 6 september 1899, Weimar, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Düsseldorf school of painting |
Genre: | Genre art, History painting |
Art style: | Romanticism |