Dordrecht 1795-Argenteuil 1858
Dutch painter, sculptor and lithographer, active in France. He became a French citizen in 1850. He received his earliest training in the studio of his parents, Johann-Bernhard Scheffer (1764-1809) and Cornelia Scheffer (1769-1839), who were both artists, as was his brother Henri Scheffer (1798-1862). He then attended the Amsterdam Teeken-Academie (1806-9). At the first Exhibition of Living Masters in Amsterdam in 1808 he showed Hannibal Swearing to Avenge the Death of his Brother Hasdrubal Related Paintings of Ary Scheffer :. | Dante and Virgil Encountering the Shades of Francesca de Rimini and Paolo in the Underworld | Greek Women Imploring at the Virgin of Assistance | The Ghosts of Paolo and Francesca Appear to Dante and Virgil | Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta appraised by Dante and Virgil | Greek Women Imploring at the Virgin of Assistance | Related Artists:
Gunnar Berg(21 May 1863 - 23 December 1893) was a Norwegian painter, known for his paintings of his native Lofoten. He principally painted memorable scenes of the everyday life of the local fishermen.
Gunnar Berg was born on Svinøya in Svolvær on Lofoten, Nordland County, Norway. He was the oldest of 12 siblings born to a landlord and merchant, Lars Thodal Walnum Berg (1830-1903) and Lovise Johnsen (1842-1921). From 1875-81, he attended Cathedral School in Trondheim, and also took private lessons in drawing and painting by the artist H. J. Johannessen. He later attended a trade school in Bergen. He was first employed as a merchant. He later studied to became an artist.
Adam ColoniaDutch ,
Rotterdam 1634-1685 London
MASTER of the Life of the VirginGerman Northern Renaissance Painter, active 1460-1480
