Franz Michael Katz (1782 - 1851)

Franz Michael Katz

Franz Michael Katz was a nineteenth-century German painter. He is known as a graphic artist, watercolorist, portraitist, miniaturist, collector and teacher.

Katz founded the Higher School of Drawing and Painting in Cologne, which quickly gained a reputation as a prestigious institution for the city's wealthy residents. He was also a member of the "Olympic Society," founded in 1809, which brought together lovers of art and literature. As a collector, the artist amassed a significant collection of paintings, copperplate engravings, and plaster casts of ancient statues.