Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann, usually known in English as Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Remembered primarily as a history painter, Kauffman was a skilled portraitist, landscape and decoration painter. She was, along with Mary Moser, one of two female painters among the founding members of the Royal Academy in London in 1768.
Ludwig I or Louis I was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states. When he was crown prince, he was involved in the Napoleonic Wars. As king, he encouraged Bavaria's industrialization, initiating the Ludwig Canal between the rivers Main and the Danube. In 1835, the first German railway was constructed in his domain, between the cities of Fürth and Nuremberg, with his Bavaria joining the Zollverein economic union in 1834. After the July Revolution of 1830 in France, Ludwig's previous liberal policy became increasingly repressive; in 1844, Ludwig was confronted during the Beer riots in Bavaria. During the revolutions of 1848 the king faced increasing protests and demonstrations by students and the middle classes. On 20 March 1848, he abdicated in favour of his eldest son, Maximilian.
Wilhelm von Kaulbach was a German painter, noted mainly as a muralist, but also as a book illustrator. His murals decorate buildings in Munich. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler, later ennobled as Ritter von Schwanthaler, was a German sculptor who taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.
The Alte Pinakothek is an art museum located in the Kunstareal area in Munich, Germany. It is one of the oldest galleries in the world and houses a significant collection of Old Master paintings. The name Alte (Old) Pinakothek refers to the time period covered by the collection—from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. The Neue Pinakothek, re-built in 1981, covers nineteenth-century art, and Pinakothek der Moderne, opened in 2002, exhibits modern art. All three galleries are part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, an organization of the Free state of Bavaria.
Carl Anton Joseph Rottmann was a German landscape painter and the most famous member of the Rottmann family of painters.
The Neue Pinakothek is an art museum in Munich, Germany. Its focus is European Art of the 18th and 19th centuries, and it is one of the most important museums of art of the nineteenth century in the world.
Leo von Klenze was a German architect and painter. He was the court architect of Ludwig I of Bavaria.
The Bavarian State Painting Collections, based in Munich, Germany, oversees artwork held by the Free State of Bavaria. It was established in 1799 as Centralgemäldegaleriedirektion. Artwork includes paintings, sculptures, photographs, video art and installation art. Pieces are on display in numerous galleries and museums throughout Bavaria.
Johann Christian Reinhart was a German painter and engraver. He was one of the founders, along with Joseph Anton Koch, of German romantic classical landscape painting.
Marchioness Marianna Florenzi, née Marianna Bacinetti, was an Italian noblewoman, philosopher and translator of philosophical works. She was also known by her married name of Marianna Florenzi Waddington.
Johann Georg von Dillis was a German painter.
Franz Ludwig Catel was a German painter. He spent most of his career in Rome.
Max von Widnmann was a German sculptor and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. Many of his works were commissioned by King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
Ludwig Lange was a German architect and landscape designer.
Marianne Kürzinger was a German history and genre painter. In later life, she specialized in painting allegorical representations of Bavarian events of the times.
The Siege of Kosel is a large oil on canvas painting completed in 1808 by the German landscape artist Wilhelm von Kobell. It is now in the collection of the Neue Pinakothek, in Munich.
Self-Portrait is an oil on canvas self portrait by Angelica Kauffman, from 1784. It is held in the Neue Pinakothek, in Munich, having been acquired by Louis I of Bavaria for his collection in 1826.
Portrait of Ludwig I is an 1826 portrait painting by the German artist Joseph Karl Stieler. It depicts Ludwig I of Bavaria in his coronation robes. Stieler had been court painter in the Bavarian capital Munich since 1820. In 1823 he had painted the Portrait of Amalie Auguste of Bavaria featuring Ludwig's younger sister. Ludwig subsequently commissioned Stieler to supply many of the paintings for his Gallery of Beauties at the Nymphenburg Palace.
The Entry of King Otto of Greece into Athens is an 1839 history painting by the German artist Peter von Hess. It depicts the King of Greece arriving in Athens in 1833 with his entourage to be greeted by the Regency Council, clergy and politicians. Otto of Greece was the son of Ludwig I of Bavaria who was offered the throne following Greece's successful War of Independence. The scene takes place in front of the Temple of Hephaestus, part of the Ancient Agora of Athens. In the background is the Acropolis citadel. The work was commissioned by Otto. The painting is now in the collection of the Neue Pinakothek in Munich.
