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German-born Austrian painter

Johann Peter Krafft (15 September 1780, Hanau - 28 October 1856, Vienna) was a German-born Austrian painter who specialized in portraits, historical works, and genre scenes.

Johann Peter Krafft ( - ) was active/lived in Germany.

Johann Peter Krafft ( - ) was active/lived in Germany.

Johann Peter Krafft, 5 artworks, Austrian, Born - Died , Title, Medium, Type, Drawing, Engraving, Painting / Fresco, Ink Painting / Oil painting.

Austrian painter, teacher and curator of German birth.

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Early life and education

His father was an enamel painter who originally came from a family of wine merchants in Alsace. His brother, Joseph Krafft (1786-1828), also became a painter of portrait miniatures.

By the age of ten, Krafft was already attending a drawing school.

In 1799, he and sister were sent to live with an aunt in Vienna, where he immediately enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied history painting with Heinrich Friedrich Füger.

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In 1802, he travelled to Paris with Veit Hanns Schnorr von Carolsfeld to continue his studies. There, he made the acquaintance of Jacques-Louis David and François Gérard, who had a major influence on his style.

Career

Krafft returned to Vienna in 1805, where he established himself as a por