Johann Conrad Gessner (1764 - 1826)
1764-10-02Zurich, Switzerland1826-05-08Zurich, Switzerland
Johann Conrad Gessner
Johann Conrad Gessner was a Swiss battle painter and lithographer.
He studied painting first with his artist father Solomon Gessner (1730-1788), then at the Dresden Art Academy, before traveling to Naples and Rome. Back in Germany, Gessner became known for his equestrian and battle scenes, and his drawings and watercolors already had features of early Romanticism.
Date and place of birt: | 2 october 1764, Zurich, Switzerland |
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Date and place of death: | 8 may 1826, Zurich, Switzerland |
Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Painter |
Genre: | Animalistic, Genre art, History painting, Military art, Landscape painting |
Art style: | Romanticism |