Julius Schoppe (1795 - 1868)

Julius Schoppe

Julius Schoppe was a German painter of the mid-nineteenth century. He is known as a painter and graphic artist, famous for his portraits during the Biedermeier era.

Julius Schoppe studied Italian art in Rome and copied works by Raphael, Titian and Correggio. His copies of Raphael's paintings were included in the collection of the King of Prussia and were exhibited in Sans Souci. The master was also the author of landscapes, historical and genre paintings, as well as an original series of "living paintings" that were admired for their grace and painterly authenticity. He was a professor at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts.