Anton von Werner Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Anton von Werner
Early Life and Education Born: Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, May 9, 1843 Died: Berlin, Germany, January 4, 1915 Family Background: Son of a carpenter; his family was ennobled in 1701. Early Training: Began an apprenticeship as a decorative painter in 1857. Formal Education: Studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin (1860-1862) and then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe (1862-1866). Karlsruhe Influences: Studied
under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, Ludwig des Coudres, Adolf Schroedter, and Karl Friedrich Lessing. Met with artists like Eduard Devrient, Johannes Brahms, Paul Heyse, and Hans Gude. Artistic Development and Key Works Early Influences: Visited Paris in 1865 and 1867, influenced by the history paintings of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Eugène Delacroix, Ernest Meissonier, and Léon Cogniet. Italian Period: Spent time in Rome (1868-1…