Johann Jakob Frey (1813 - 1865)
1813-01-27Basel, Switzerland1865-09-30Frascati, ItalyItaly, Switzerland
Johann Jakob Frey
Johann Jakob Frey was a Swiss landscape painter.
Johann Jakob Frey travelled extensively in Italy, especially in and around Rome, making landscape sketches. In his studio he used these sketches to create paintings. He also traveled to Spain and Egypt to sketch for later works.
Frey's pictorial style is based on paintings by Josef Koch or Franz Horny. For example, they often feature a richly detailed foreground, which often shows elements such as winding paths or rivers drawing the viewer's attention away.
Date and place of birt: | 27 january 1813, Basel, Switzerland |
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Date and place of death: | 30 september 1865, Frascati, Italy |
Nationality: | Italy, Switzerland |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
Genre: | Landscape painting, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Romanticism |