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Anton Petter (born April 12, 1781 in Vienna; died May 14, 1858 in Vienna) was an Austrian painter.
Biography[]
He visited Rome in 1808. In 1820 he became professor at the academy of Vienna, and in 1828 he was named director of that institution.[1]
Honors[]
He won several prizes at the academy of Vienna, to which he was admitted in 1814 in reward for his “Meleager murdered by his Mother in the Arms of his Wife.”[1]
Works[]
Among his works are:[1]
- “Meeting of Maximilian with his Bride, Mary of Burgundy”
- “Rudolph of Habsburg”
- “Queen Joan beside the Coffin of her Husband Philip”
- “Charles V. visiting his Prisoner, Francis I”
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c . The American Cyclopædia. 1879.
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- 1783 births
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- 19th-century Austrian painters
- 19th-century male artists
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