Theodor Leopold Weller (29 May 1802 in

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- 10 December 1880 in Mannheim) was a German

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painter and a major representative of the

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Life

He was the second son of a Chancery Councillor, who originally wanted him to pursue a legal career, but he displayed an early aptitude for painting. In 1818, he began his studies 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, ...

, under Johann Peter von Langer, the first Director. While there, he met

Peter von Cornelius Peter von Cornelius (23 September 1783, Düsseldorf – 6 March 1867, Berlin) was a German painter; one of the main representatives of the Nazarene movement. Life Early years Cornelius was born in Düsseldorf. From the age of twelve he attend ...

, who Crown Prince Ludwig von Bayern had brought there to work on the

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. However, Weller decided that he was more interested in daily life and nature than grand panoramas. For his detailed and meticulous painting technique, he took

Peter von Hess Peter Heinrich Lambert von Hess (29 July 1792 – 4 April 1871) was a German painter, known for historic paintings, especially of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence. Life Peter von Hess initially received training from his fat ...

as a model. He travelled to Rome in 1825 with his friend, the landscape painter Ernst Fries and was admitted to the

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. While there, he hiked throughout Italy, as far as Naples. In 1833, he returned to Mannheim. In 1836, he married the daughter of a businessman of Italian origin and moved to Munich. From 1839 to 1848, he was back in Italy, then off to Mannheim again in 1851 when he was appointed Director of the (Art Association), serving as a board member for twenty-three years and eventually becoming Curator. In that capacity, prepared a catalog of his own works, which lists 124 items. He died of a stroke.

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ArtNet: More works by Weller
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weller, Theodor Leopold 1802 births 1880 deaths German male painters Genre painters 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists

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