Andreas Müller (painter)

Andreas Johann Jacob Heinrich Müller (19 February 1811 – 29 March 1890)[1] was a German historical painter, he was of the Dusseldorf school of painting.[2]

For other uses, see Andreas Müller (disambiguation).
The Christ Child (1849), Walters Art Museum

Biography

Andreas Müller was born on 19 February 1811 in Kassel, in the Kingdom of Westphalia,[1] the son and pupil of Franz Hubert Müller (director of the Darmstadt Gallery).[1] He later studied in Munich under Schnorr and Cornelius, and in Düsseldorf under Sohn and Schadow. On his return from Italy, where he stayed in 1837–1842, he executed some famous frescoes at Remagen and Sigmaringen. In these works he was assisted by his son Franz (b. 1843).[3]

From 1856 until 1882 Müller was professor at the Düsseldorf Academy. He had many notable pupils, including painter Alfred Cornelius Howland.[4]

He was noted for his skill in restoring old or damaged pictures. He died in Düsseldorf on 29 March 1890.[1]

See also

References
  1. Johnston, William R. (1982). The Nineteenth Century Paintings in the Walters Art Gallery. Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, MD). Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-911886-25-2.
  2. Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Paintings. Cincinnati Museum Association. Museum Association. 1915. p. 16.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Reed, J. Eugene (1884). The Masterpieces of German Art Illustrated: Being a Biographical History of Art in Germany and the Netherlands, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Gebbie & Company. p. 173.
  4. Carbone, Teresa A.; Gallati, Barbara Dayer; Ferber, Linda S. (2006). American Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum: Abbreviations and short titles. Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn Museum. p. 658. ISBN 978-1-904832-10-2.
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