!!!Defregger, Franz

b. Ederhof near Stronach (East Tyrol), April 30, 1835, 
d. Munich (Germany), Jan. 2, 1921. Genre and historical painter, son 
of a farmer in Tyrol. Educated in Innsbruck and at the Academy in 
Munich. Spent time in Paris, then from 1867 worked in studio of 
historical painter K.T. Piloty in Munich. 1878-1910 teacher at Academy 
in Munich. Painted mostly sentimental, idealised motifs of peasant 
life and dramatic scenes from Tyrol's struggle for freedom, which made 
him a favourite in the salon society of Munich.

!Literature
H. P. Defregger, D. 1835-1921, 1983 (supplement 
appeared 1991)



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