Hans Sigmund Bendel (18 October 1814 – 28 November 1853) was a Swiss painter and illustrator.

Life

Hans Bendel, of

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (; gsw, Schafuuse; french: Schaffhouse; it, Sciaffusa; rm, Schaffusa; en, Shaffhouse) is a town with historic roots, a municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimate ...

, in Switzerland, was an historical painter and lithographer, and attended the Academy of Munich, under Kaulbach. The son of a master tailor, Bendel completed an apprenticeship as a painter. During his travels as a youth, he visited Munich where he found work as a craftsman at the Munich Residenz while he improved his painting. He befriended

Wilhelm von Kaulbach Wilhelm von Kaulbach (15 October 18057 April 1874) was a German painter, noted mainly as a muralist, but also as a book illustrator. His murals decorate buildings in Munich. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Biography E ...

who helped Bendel continue his education at the

Academy of Fine Arts, Munich The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (german: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, also known as Munich Academy) is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, ...

. From October 1838 until May 1839 he practiced painting and studied the classics in Rome with his teacher. Bendel worked as a successful book illustrator and historical painter. His works include illustrations for

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as tr ...

, for Pestalozzi's ''Lienhard und Gertrud'', for Hebel's ''Poems'', and for ''Das Nüny Glöckly in Schaffhausen'' (the Nine o'clock Bell at Schaffhausen), a poem by Johann Heinrich Maurer-de Constant. He began a series of cartoons with scenes from Swiss history, but died in 1853 before they were completed.

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* 19th-century Swiss painters Swiss male painters Swiss lithographers 1814 births 1853 deaths People from Schaffhausen Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni 19th-century lithographers 19th-century Swiss male artists {{Switzerland-painter-stub