Adam August Müller
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Adam August Müller a Danish
history painter, was one of Eckersberg
's favourite students. Though he suffered from poor health and died when only 32, his work is recognized as an important component in Danish art.
, Adam Müller was born in Copenhagen on 16 August 1811. He became a student of C. W. Eckerberg at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1825, joining the Model School in 1828 where he won the silver medal in 1833 and the gold medal in 1836. In 1829, he exhibited Aladdin, staaende bag Pillen, ser Gulnare (Aladdin, standing behind the pillar, sees Gulnare) and the following year exhibited a number of portraits, two of which were purchased by Statens Museum for Kunst
.
His favourite subjects were historical and religious themes. In 1939, he travelled to Italy with a short period in Munich thanks to the grants he received from the authorities. His studies of Florentine painting encouraged him to adopt a new approach to religious painting, emulating the old Italian style. This earned him the Thorvaldsen Medal for "Christus velsigner de 4 Evangelister" in 1843 after he had returned to Denmark. Thereafter his health deteriorated and he died on 15 March 1844.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
history painter, was one of Eckersberg
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg was a Danish painter. He was born in Blåkrog in the Duchy of Schleswig , to Henrik Vilhelm Eckersberg, painter and carpenter, and Ingeborg Nielsdatter...
's favourite students. Though he suffered from poor health and died when only 32, his work is recognized as an important component in Danish art.
Biography
Son of Bishop Peter Erasmus MüllerPeter Erasmus Müller
Peter Erasmus Müller , was a Danish bishop, historian, linguist and professor of theology.-Biography:He was born at Copenhagen, and studied at the university there, passing his theological examination in 1791. After spending some time in the German universities, he visited France and England...
, Adam Müller was born in Copenhagen on 16 August 1811. He became a student of C. W. Eckerberg at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1825, joining the Model School in 1828 where he won the silver medal in 1833 and the gold medal in 1836. In 1829, he exhibited Aladdin, staaende bag Pillen, ser Gulnare (Aladdin, standing behind the pillar, sees Gulnare) and the following year exhibited a number of portraits, two of which were purchased by Statens Museum for Kunst
Statens Museum for Kunst
Statens Museum for Kunst is the Danish national gallery located in Copenhagen....
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His favourite subjects were historical and religious themes. In 1939, he travelled to Italy with a short period in Munich thanks to the grants he received from the authorities. His studies of Florentine painting encouraged him to adopt a new approach to religious painting, emulating the old Italian style. This earned him the Thorvaldsen Medal for "Christus velsigner de 4 Evangelister" in 1843 after he had returned to Denmark. Thereafter his health deteriorated and he died on 15 March 1844.
Selected works
- Aladdin, staaende bag Pillen, ser Gulnare (1829)
- Aladdin griber imellem andre drenge efter de nedkastede pommeranser (1831)
- Landskab med en hvilende jæger (1832)
- Den Saarede Herluf Trolle, som modtages af sin Hustru og af Skolens Disciple paa Herlufsholm (1832)
- Flugten til Ægypten (1833)
- Brystbillede af en ældre mand (1834)
- Christus prædiker fra Skibet, altarpiece (1834)
- Odysseus kommer til Nausikae (1835)
- Valdemar Sejer i Fængsel (1836)
- David opmuntrer Saul ved sit Harpespil (1838)
- Christus giver sig til Kjende for Disciplene i Emmaus (1838)
- Christus velsigner de 4 Evangelister (1842)
- Den fortabte Søns Hjemkomst (1843)