Philipp Jakob Becker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Philipp Jakob Becker

German artist

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1763

Place of Birth: Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 13-Aug-1829

Profession: painter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Philipp Jakob Becker

  • Philipp Jakob Becker, a German painter, was born at Pforzheim in 1763.
  • At seventeen years of age he went to Rome, where he studied and formed his style under Raphael Mengs and Maron.
  • In 1785 he returned to Carlsruhe, having acquired in Italy a high degree of skill in every technical requirement of his art.
  • But he was wanting in poetic fancy, and did not succeed in any remarkable manner in oil painting.
  • He died at Erlenbad in 1829.
  • He left a large number of drawings in crayons and sepia, many of them copies, but all admirable for the taste and finish displayed in their execution.
  • He was for many years Director of all the collections of paintings and engravings of the Grand Duke of Baden.

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