Leopold Rottmann (1812 - 1881)
1812-10-02Heidelberg, Germany1881-03-26Munich, GermanyGermany
Leopold Rottmann
Leopold Rottmann was a German painter of the mid-nineteenth century. He is known as a landscape painter who worked in oil painting and watercolor.
Leopold Rottmann was a proponent of naturalistic and heroic-historical painting. He was the drawing teacher of the future King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Later commissioned by Ludwig, who was inspired by Richard Wagner, Rottmann created the artwork for the production of the composer's opera Lohengrin in 1861.
Date and place of birt: | 2 october 1812, Heidelberg, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 26 march 1881, Munich, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
Genre: | Landscape painting |
Art style: | Romanticism |