Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1807 - 1863)
1807-09-05Jülich, Germany1863-09-11Karlsruhe, GermanyGermany
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer was a German landscape artist.
Schirmer was started as a student of historical painting under Schadow at the academy of Düsseldorf. Later, he came under the influence of Carl Friedrich Lessing and landscape painting and began painting historical landscapes in the manner of Nicolas Poussin. He became known as one of the first of the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Date and place of birt: | 5 september 1807, Jülich, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 11 september 1863, Karlsruhe, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Düsseldorf school of painting |
Genre: | Mountain landscape, Landscape painting, Marine art, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Romanticism |