Julius Schrader

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Julius Schrader
Self-portrait of 1865

Julius Friedrich Antonio Schrader (16 June 1815 Berlin – 16 February 1900 Lichterfelde) was a German painter, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

Biography

He studied at the Berlin Academy and the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Schadow, 1837-1845. Subsequently he traveled in Italy, England, the Netherlands and Belgium and in the last country fell under the influence of the colorists Gallait and Biefoe. In 1851 he became professor at the Berlin Academy.

Works

Surrender of Calais to Edward III (1847)
Frederick the Great after the Battle of Kolin (1849)
Death of Leonardo da Vinci (1851)
Milton and His Daughters (1855)
Cromwell at the Death-Bed of His Daughter (1859)

In fresco he painted First Twelve Christian Monarchs in the Royal Chapel, and Consecration of the Church of Saint Sophia, Constantinople in the New Museum, Berlin. Among his portraits are those of Humboldt and Ranke, the historian.

Notes

References

Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Schrader, Julius". Encyclopedia Americana.

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Name	Schrader, Julius
Alternative names
Short description	German artist
Date of birth	16 June 1815
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Date of death	16 February 1900
Place of death	Lichterfelde

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