Wilhelm von Kaulbach

Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805–1874) was a painter, university teacher and illustrator.

Also recorded as Bernhard Wilhelm Eliodorus Kaulbach; Bernhard Wilhelm Eliodorus; Wilhelm Von Kaulbach; Wilhelm Kaulbach; prof. wilhelm von kaulbach; wilhelm v. kaulbach.

Wilhelm von Kaulbach in brief

Born
1805
Died
1874
Known for
painter, university teacher, illustrator and artist
Place of birth
Bad Arolsen
Contents

Overview

Born at Bad Arolsen in 1805, died at Munich in 1874.

In detail

training under Peter von Cornelius is recorded. Franciszek Tepa, Lemuel Wilmarth and Fidelis Walch are recorded as having studied under Wilhelm von Kaulbach. the recorded working language is German.

Employment is recorded with Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Académie des beaux-arts.

Work by Wilhelm von Kaulbach is recorded in the collections of Belvedere, Städel Museum, Museo del Prado, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.

Distinctions recorded are Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Wilhelm von Kaulbach”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q604107: Wilhelm von Kaulbach

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