Grand Duchy of Hesse (1806-1918) Symbolism
Ludwig von Löfftz
Darmstadt 21.06.1845 — Munich 03.12.1910
Ludwig von Löfftz was a German artist of the last third of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is known as a painter and graphic artist, genre painter and landscape painter.
Ludwig von Löfftz created his works in a style close to the works of German and Dutch painters of the XVI-XVII centuries. His works were distinguished by clear drawing, skillful play of light and shadow, as well as deep empathy with the events depicted on the canvas. Among his famous works are "Cardinal, playing the organ", "Greed and Love", "Erasmus and his school", "Old Woman", "Eurydice", "Changers".
1845–1910