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| Heinrich Christoph Kolbe (1771–1836) | ||||||||||
| Born in Düsseldorf, Kolbe was a history and portrait painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He began his studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Johann Peter Langer, while also working at Langer's wallpaper factory. From 1800, he continued his education in Antwerp and Brussels before moving to Paris for a decade, immersing himself in the classicism of David and his followers. While attending the École des Beaux-Arts, his teachers, François André Vincent and François Gérard, encouraged him to shift from history painting to portraiture. Kolbe became involved in Friedrich Schlegel's intellectual circle and contributed to his magazine Europa, before working in Gérard's studio. His work earned him numerous prizes, including one from the Paris Academy, before he returned to Germany around 1811. From then on, he gained significant recognition as a portrait painter, capturing notable figures. He travelled back to Paris between 1818 and 1820, where he received a silver medal at an exhibition in Lille. Between 1822 and 1832, Kolbe served as a professor at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. He died in Düsseldorf. | ||||||||||
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