Johann Baptist Drechsler
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Johann Baptist Drechsler, a painter of flowers
, was born at Vienna in 1766, and became a professor at the Academy of that city
. He died at Vienna in 1811. He painted fruit and flower pieces in imitation of Van Huysum
. There are examples of his work in the Hermitage
at St. Petersburg, and in the Vienna Gallery
.
Still life
A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
, was born at Vienna in 1766, and became a professor at the Academy of that city
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is an institution of higher education in Vienna, Austria.- History :The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy by the court-painter Peter Strudl, who became the Praefectus Academiae Nostrae. In 1701 he was ennobled as Baron of the Empire...
. He died at Vienna in 1811. He painted fruit and flower pieces in imitation of Van Huysum
Jan van Huysum
Jan van Huysum, also spelled Huijsum, was a Dutch painter.-Biography:He was the brother of Jacob van Huysum, the son of the flower painter Justus van Huysum, and the grandson of Jan van Huysum I, who is said to have been expeditious in decorating doorways, screens and vases...
. There are examples of his work in the Hermitage
Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums of the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been opened to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display,...
at St. Petersburg, and in the Vienna Gallery
Kunsthistorisches Museum
The Kunsthistorisches Museum is an art museum in Vienna, Austria. Housed in its festive palatial building on Ringstraße, it is crowned with an octagonal dome...
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