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August Joseph Pechwell (1757–1811) was a German painter.
August Joseph Pechwell (1757–1811) was a German painter.
Life
Pechwell was born atDresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...
in 1757. He was instructed by Flutin, and afterwards went to Rome
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, where he remained till 1781. He painted altarpiece
An altarpiece is a painting or sculpture, including relief, of religious subject matter made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Though most commonly used for a single work of art such as a painting or sculpture, ...
s and portraits. He was Inspector of the Royal Gallery at Dresden. He died in 1811.
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Attribution: * 1757 births 1811 deaths 18th-century German painters 18th-century German male artists German male painters 19th-century German painters Painters from Dresden 19th-century German male artists {{Germany-painter-stub