Johann Adam Ackermann
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Johann Adam Ackermann was a German
landscape
painter
of the early 19th century.
He was born in Mainz
and moved to Frankfurt in 1804. His best-known works are his winter landscapes and watercolours. He died in Frankfurt am Main.
Johann Ackermann was the brother of Georg Friedrich Ackermann (1787, Mainz - 1843, Frankfurt am Main), who also painted landscapes but with less success.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
landscape
Landscape art
Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
of the early 19th century.
He was born in Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
and moved to Frankfurt in 1804. His best-known works are his winter landscapes and watercolours. He died in Frankfurt am Main.
Johann Ackermann was the brother of Georg Friedrich Ackermann (1787, Mainz - 1843, Frankfurt am Main), who also painted landscapes but with less success.
Sources
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version