Krafft, Johann Peter#

Krafft, Johann Peter, b. Hanau (Germany), Sept. 15, 1780, d. Vienna, Oct. 28, 1856, painter of portraits and historical paintings. Studied in Hanau and under A. Tischbein and, from 1799, under F. H. Fueger at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts; 1802-1804 in Paris (studied the antique collection), 1808 journey to Rome. 1823-1828 taught at the Vienna Academy, from 1828 director of the Imperial Picture Gallery at Belvedere Palace (Vienna). K. became famous through his portraits, battle scenes and military genre paintings; his work spans a wide range of artistic styles from pathetic-classicist Romanticism to realistic Biedermeier and influenced many painters, incl. F. G. Waldmueller.

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