Franz Ittenbach
Painting, Visual Artist
1813 – 1879
Who was Franz Ittenbach?
Franz Ittenbach was a German religious painter from Königswinter, at the foot of the Drachenfels.
Ittenbach began his art education as a student of Kaufmann, then left to study under Franz Katz in Cologne. In 1832, Ittenbach became a pupil, at the age of 19, of the Düsseldorf Academy, where he also received private lessons from its president, Schadow. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. He was a member of the Nazarene movement and associated himself mainly with three of his friends and fellow-students: Karl and Andreas Müller, and Ernst Deger. The four men travelled about in Germany, studying and painting together. From 1839 to 1842, Ittenbach lived in Italy. On his return, he stayed in Munich for some time. In 1849, he returned to Düsseldorf. He died there in 1879. From 1859 until his death, he was a member of the artist club "Malkasten".
Ittenbach was exceedingly religious and persistently declined any commissions for mythological or pagan subjects. As a rule, he devoted his energies exclusively to church decoration. He would precede the execution of his greatest works with devout religious exercises, including confession and communion.
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- Born
- Apr 18, 1813
Königswinter - Also known as
- Иттенбах, Франц
- Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Died
- Dec 1, 1879
Düsseldorf
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on July 23, 2013
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