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Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816 - 1868) was active/lived in District Of Columbia, New York / Germany.  Emanuel Leutze is known for Historical genre and portrait painting, mural.

Brought to the United States from Germany when he was nine years old, Emanuel Leutze was raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and then in Philadelphia where he got his art instruction from John Rubens Smith.  Early recognized for his portrait and figure painting, he became well-known in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and in Southern States where he was in Fredericksburg, Virginia. 

In 1839, he returned to Philadelphia. Local persons, aware of his unusual talent, sponsored him to study at Dusseldorf Art Academy* in Germany, where he stayed from 1841 to 1859. There the curriculum emphasis was on historical painting, and Leutze studied with Karl Lessing, German historical painter, and from this influence Leutze did a series of paintings on Christopher Columbus and the discovery of America.  Most of Leutze's history painting was based on English and American history.

Leutze left the Academy to set up his own studio and hosted and mentored many   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 14081 characters.]  Artist bio

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