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Ludwig von Hagn (or Louis von Hagn; 23 November 1819 – 15 January 1898) was a German

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painter.

Biography

He was born in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

, the son of a businessman Karl von Hagn and his wife Josepha Schwab. His older sister,

Charlotte von Hagn Charlotte von Hagn (born 23 March 1809, Munich; Ulrike von Hase-Schmundt: ''Joseph Stieler : 1781 – 1858. Sein Leben u. sein Werk. Krit. Verzeichnis d. Werke''. Prestel, München 1971, , S. 148 f died 23 April 1891, Munich) was a German actres ...

, was a well-known actress. After a brief public education, he followed his family's wishes and entered the local Cadet School. Following a visit to Berlin with his sister in 1840, he developed an interest in art. Soon after, he left the Cadet Corps and became a student of the marine painter

Wilhelm Krause Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Krause (12 July 1833 – 4 February 1910) was a German anatomist born in Hanover. He was the son of anatomist Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause (1797-1868). Krause studied at Göttingen, where he became member of Burschen ...

. Upon returning to Munich, he enrolled at the

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, where his instructors included the history painter

Clemens von Zimmermann Clemens von Zimmermann (8 November 1788 – 25 January 1869) was a German history painting, historical painter. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Biography He was born in Düsseldorf. He studied in his native town under ...

and the landscape painter

Albert Zimmermann August Albert Zimmermann (born Zittau, September 20, 1808 - died Munich, October 18, 1888) was a German painter. He was the brother of painters Max, Richard, and Robert Zimmermann, and served as Max's teacher. He was primarily self-taught as ...

(no relation). In 1846, he became one of the first artists from Munich to study in

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. His instructors there were

Gustave Wappers Egide Charles Gustave, Baron Wappers (23 August 18036 December 1874) was a Belgian painter. His work is generally considered to be Flemish and he signed his work with the Dutch form of his name, Gustaaf Wappers.Note: The painter is known by one ...

and Eugène-François de Block. He spent a year with the latter, working at his studio in Brussels. In 1850, he returned to Berlin to study architecture and was influenced by the works of

Adolph Menzel Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel (8 December 18159 February 1905) was a German Realist artist noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings. Along with Caspar David Friedrich, he is considered one of the two most prominent German painters of th ...

. His visits to

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began to give his paintings a

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touch. From 1853 to 1855, he was in Paris, where he became interested in the works of

Léon Cogniet Léon Cogniet (29 August 1794 – 20 November 1880) was a French history and portrait painter. He is probably best remembered as a teacher, with more than one hundred notable students. Biography He was born in Paris. His father was a painter ...

Paul Delaroche Hippolyte-Paul Delaroche (17 July 1797 – 4 November 1856) was a French painter who achieved his greater successes painting historical scenes. He became famous in Europe for his melodramatic depictions that often portrayed subjects from English ...

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (; 21 February 181531 January 1891) was a French Classicist painter and sculptor famous for his depictions of Napoleon, his armies and military themes. He documented sieges and manoeuvres and was the teacher of Édo ...

and

Joseph Nicolas Robert-Fleury Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury (8 August 17975 May 1890) was a French painter. Biography Born in Cologne, he was sent by his family to Paris, and after travelling in Italy returned to France and made his first appearance at the Salon in 1824; h ...

. During this time, he became lifelong friends with his former Belgian colleagues

Florent Willems Florent Willems or Florent Willems van Edeghem (8 January 1823 – 23 October 1905)Florent Willems
at the

and Alfred Stevens. In 1855, he settled in Munich and became a freelance painter, forming a small circle of like-minded acquaintances that included

Franz von Lenbach Franz Seraph Lenbach, after 1882, Ritter von Lenbach (13 December 1836 – 6 May 1904), was a German painter known primarily for his portraits of prominent personalities from the nobility, the arts, and industry. Because of his standing in society ...

Victor Müller Victor Müller (29 March 1829 – 21 December 1871 was a German painter. Biography Müller was born in the Free City of Frankfurt. Beginning his artistic studies under Steinle at the Frankfurt art school, he continued them at Antwerp and u ...

and

August von Pettenkofen August von Pettenkofen (10 May 182221 March 1889) was an Austrian painter. Biography Pettenkofen was born in Vienna; his father was a merchant and landowner. He grew up on his father's estate in Galitzia. After his father's death, he grew up with ...

. From 1863 to 1865, he continued his studies in Florence, Italy, and moved away from the Rococo style. He died in his home city of Munich.

References

External links

ArtNet: More works by Von Hagn
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