Julius Friedrich Antonio Schrader (16 June 1815 – 16 February 1900) was a German painter, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

Julius Schrader
Self-portrait of 1865
Born16 June 1815
Died16 February 1900(1900-02-16) (aged 84)

Biography

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He studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin, then spent five years at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he became a student of Schadow. He spent two more years in Düsseldorf, and later traveled in Italy (1845–47),[1] England, The Netherlands, and Belgium and in the last country fell under the influence of the colorists Louis Gallait and Édouard De Bièfve. In 1851, he became a professor at the Berlin Academy.[2]

 
Esther vor Ahasver ("Esther before Ahasuerus; 1856)

Works

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In fresco he painted First Twelve Christian Monarchs in the Royal Chapel, and Consecration of the Church of Saint Sophia, Constantinople in the New Museum, Berlin.[2] Among his portraits are those of Alexander von Humboldt and the historian Leopold von Ranke.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schout by Nacht - Schrader Meyers Konversationslexikon
  2. ^ a b Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Schrader, Julius" . Encyclopedia Americana.