Anton von Werner
Painting, Visual Artist
1843 – 1915
Who was Anton von Werner?
Anton Alexander von Werner was a German painter in the Kingdom of Prussia.
Werner was born in Frankfurt in the Province of Brandenburg. He began painting in 1857 as a student painter, then studied painting at the Academy of the Arts in Berlin. He pursued his studies at Karlsruhe, where he studied under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, Ludwig Des Coudres and Adolf Schroedter. After having won a travelling scholarship upon the exhibition of his early works, he visited Paris in 1867, and afterwards Italy, where he remained for some time. On his return, he received several state commissions.
On the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, Werner was sent with the staff of the third corps d'armée, and stayed in France until the close of the campaign in 1871. In that year, he married Malwine Schroedter, Adolph Schroedter's daughter. In 1873 he was appointed professor at the Berlin Academy. His career reached its peak when he became, in 1875, director of the Academy. After 1888, while in William II's court, Werner tutored the emperor to become a painter. In 1909, he succeeded Hugo von Tschudi in to directing the Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
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- Born
- May 9, 1843
Frankfurt (Oder) - Also known as
- Вернер, Антон фон
- Nationality
- Germany
- Lived in
- Frankfurt (Oder)
- Died
- Jan 4, 1915
Berlin
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on July 23, 2013
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