Franz Xaver Petter
Illustration — Flowers in a Vase, 1845 Franz Xaver Andreas Petter (23 October 1791 – 11 May 1866) was an Austrian artist. Petter was born in Lichtental; his father was a painter of porcelain, and it was intended that he should follow in the same profession, but Petter developed an interest in oil painting. He studied under Johann Baptist Drechsler at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
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Franz Xaver Petter
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- Born
- 1791 · Lichtental.
- Died
- 1866 · Vienna.
- Occupation
- painter · teacher
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Teachers
- Johann Baptist Drechsler
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Flowers in a Vase, 1845 Franz Xaver Andreas Petter (23 October 1791 – 11 May 1866) was an Austrian artist. Petter was born in Lichtental; his father was a painter of porcelain, and it was intended that he should follow in the same profession, but Petter developed an interest in oil painting. He studied under Johann Baptist Drechsler at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
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One of the most important still-life artists of the Biedermeier period in Vienna. He specialised in floral arrangements, and later arrangements of fruit, and landscapes with flowers, continuing the Dutch Golden Age flower still life depicting traditions. Petter's pictures were very popular with the Austrian nobility. Petter married Catherine Hamböck (1793-1858). They had two sons, Theodore, who became an artist, and Gustav, a musician. Petter died in May 1866 in Vienna.
Franz Xaver Petter studied at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Training under Johann Baptist Drechsler is recorded. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are England and Vienna. Employment is recorded with Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Work by Franz Xaver Petter is recorded in the collections of Belvedere, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Fitzwilliam Museum, Moravian Gallery in Brno and Führermuseum.
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1791
Franz Xaver Petter born at Lichtental.
1866
Franz Xaver Petter died at Vienna.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Franz Xavier Petter, Franz Xaver Andreas Petter, franz x. petter, fr. X. petter and f. x. petter. His recorded language was German. Formation and teaching. Petter studied at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. He trained under Johann Baptist Drechsler. Connected to 3 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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Belvedere, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Fitzwilliam Museum and Moravian Gallery in Brno
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