About August von Bayer
Lived 1803 – 1875 (aged 71). August von Bayer was a Swiss architect, painter, draftsperson, court painter, curator and conservator.
Ritter Toggenburg, a ballad by Friedrich Schiller. Drawing by Bayer in the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. August von Bayer (1803–1875) was a German painter of architectural subjects
Life Bayer was born in May 1803 into a patrician Catholic family in Rorschach.
Works Among his best works are: The interior of the Frauenkirche at Munich. A portion of the Cathedral at Chur. The Convent of Maulbronn. The Organ Player (lithographed hy Fr. Hohe). An interior of a Cloister (lithographed by Fr. Hohe) .
There are four works by him in the Pinakothek at Munich.
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Who was August von Bayer?
Swiss draftsman, painter and architect (1803-1875)
When was August von Bayer born?
August von Bayer was born on 3 May 1803 in Rorschach.
When did August von Bayer die?
August von Bayer died on 2 February 1875 in Karlsruhe.
What was August von Bayer's occupation?
August von Bayer was an architect, painter, draftsperson, court painter, curator and conservator.
What nationality was August von Bayer?
August von Bayer was Swiss.
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