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Friedrich Gonne
Christian Friedrich Gonne (30 May 1813, Dresden - 30 March 1906, Dresden) was a German Genre art, genre painter, primarily of historical scenes. He also created portraits and was an occasional author. Biography He was the son of a doctor and initially studied medicine. When he became twenty-one, in 1834, he decided to pursue a career in art and enrolled at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. After two years of study, he was awarded first prize for his work. He then went to Poznań, Posen, where he briefly worked as a teacher. This was followed by study trips to Antwerp, Berlin and Munich, where he participated in an exhibition, then on to Rome. Several of his works were made into engravings. When he returned to Dresden in the late 1840s, he was commissioned by the to create an altarpiece for the city of Schellenberg (now Augustusburg). He went on to create several more altarpieces, but the one he painted for the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Falkenstein, Saxony, Falkenstein was destro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Gonne (1813-1906; Maler, Schriftsteller)
Christian Friedrich Gonne (30 May 1813, Dresden - 30 March 1906, Dresden) was a German Genre art, genre painter, primarily of historical scenes. He also created portraits and was an occasional author. Biography He was the son of a doctor and initially studied medicine. When he became twenty-one, in 1834, he decided to pursue a career in art and enrolled at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. After two years of study, he was awarded first prize for his work. He then went to Poznań, Posen, where he briefly worked as a teacher. This was followed by study trips to Antwerp, Berlin and Munich, where he participated in an exhibition, then on to Rome. Several of his works were made into engravings. When he returned to Dresden in the late 1840s, he was commissioned by the to create an altarpiece for the city of Schellenberg (now Augustusburg). He went on to create several more altarpieces, but the one he painted for the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Falkenstein, Saxony, Falkenstein was destro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |