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Gisbert Flüggen
Gisbert Hipolit August Flüggen (9 February 1811, Cologne - 3 September 1859, Munich) was a German genre painter. He was sometimes referred to as the "German Wilkie". Biography His parents moved from Lille to Cologne just before his birth. They soon became impoverished and Gisbert was forced to work for a haberdasher as soon as he was old enough to do so. He developed an interest in art and spent his few spare hours copying works at the recently established Wallrafianum (now the Wallraf-Richartz Museum). His family was opposed to his career ambitions, but he got support from a local painter named Joseph Weber (1798-1883). Thanks to an inheritance, he was able to pursue his studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. He spent some time in Ghent but, shortly after his marriage in Cologne, decided on Munich for his permanent residence. He became a member of the Kunstverein München and received the patronage of Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. His studio became a stop for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisbert Flüggen - Maler
Gisbert is a surname of Catalan language, Catalan origin. People with the surname * Blaise Gisbert (1657–1731), French Jesuit rhetorician and critic * Antonio Gisbert (1834–1901), Spanish artist * Teresa Gisbert (1926–2018), Bolivian architect and historian * Juan Gisbert, Sr. (born 1942), Spanish tennis player * Joan Manuel Gisbert (born 1949), Spanish writer of children's literature * Greg Gisbert (born 1966), American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist See also * Gisbert Kapp (1852–1922), Austrian-English electrical engineer * Gisbert Wüstholz, German mathematician {{Surname Catalan-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |