Gottlieb Bodmer

Gottlieb Bodmer (1804–1837) was a German painter, designer, and lithographer.

Gottlieb Bodmer by an unknown artist

Otto of Greece

Grave of Gottlieb Bodmer at Alter Südlicher Friedhof in Munich

Life

Bodmer was born at Munich in 1804. He first painted portraits under Stieler. In 1829, he lithographed the Madonna di San Sisto, after the engraving of F. Müller, and later two paintings after H. Hess, viz., Christmas Eve, and a small altar-piece; by these works he is favourably known. He visited Paris, and returning to Munich, died in 1837.

Works

His works include:

• The Departure of King Otto.
• King Ludwig I. in his Family Circle.
• The Knight and his Love; after Foltz.
• The Swiss Grenadier; after Kirner.

See also

• List of German painters

Sources

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Bodmer, Gottlieb". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.