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Friedrich August Elsasser (1810-1845), a painter of landscapes and architectural views, was born at Berlin and studied at the Academy of that city under Blechen, whose influence on art was at that time very great. In 1831 he went to Italy, and in 1834 and 1835 he visited Sicily.
Among his choicest works are: ''The Forest of Calabria,'' ''The Interior of a Church at Palermo,'' ''A View of the Ruins at Rome,'' etc. The
Friedrich August Elsasser (1810-1845), a painter of landscapes and architectural views, was born at Berlin and studied at the Academy of that city under Blechen, whose influence on art was at that time very great. In 1831 he went to Italy, and in 1834 and 1835 he visited Sicily.
Among his choicest works are: ''The Forest of Calabria,'' ''The Interior of a Church at Palermo,'' ''A View of the Ruins at Rome,'' etc. The King of Prussia
The monarchs of Prussia were members of the House of Hohenzollern who were the hereditary rulers of the former German state of Prussia from its founding in 1525 as the Duchy of Prussia. The Duchy had evolved out of the Teutonic Order, a Roman C ...
sent him the Order of the Red Eagle
The Order of the Red Eagle (german: Roter Adlerorden) was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful se ...
, and granted him a pension for life, which he did not long enjoy, as he died at Rome in 1845. His brothers, Heinrich and Julius Elsasser, were also landscape painters. The latter was born at Berlin in 1816 and died at Rome in 1859.
Works
*''Palermo'' *''Lago dei Nemi'' *''Campo santo bei Pisa im Mondlicht'' *''Sibyllengrotte in Tivoli'' *''Klostergang in Cefalu'' *''Innere der beleuchteten Peterskirche'' *''Theater von Taormina''See also
*List of German painters
This is a list of German painters.
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* Hans von Aachen (1552–1615)
* Aatifi (born 1965)
* Karl Abt (1899–1985)
* Tomma Abts (born 1967)
* Andreas Achenbach (1815–1910)
* Oswald Achenbach (1827 ...
References
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* 1810 births 1845 deaths 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters Painters from Berlin Prussian Academy of Arts alumni {{Germany-painter-stub