About Johann Karl Bähr
Lived 1801 – 1869 (aged 68). Johann Karl Bähr was a Russian painter, university teacher, writer and artist.
Johann Karl Bähr (1801–1869) was a German painter and writer.
Life Bähr was born in Riga on 18 August 1801. He studied under Matthaei in Dresden Here he taught at the Art Academy from 1840, where he was appointed professor in 1846.
Bähr was in demand as a portraitist, and also painted some historical works.
He died at Dresden on 29 September 1869. Virgil and Dante. The Anabaptists in Münster (lithographed by Hanfstängl, and by Teichgräber). Iwan the Cruel, of Russia, warned of his death by a Finnish Magician (signed and dated 1850); in the Dresden Galiery. Christ and St. Thomas (at Kiev). Christ on the Cross (at Zschopau), Portrait of Julius Mosen (lithographed by Hanfstängl).
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Who was Johann Karl Bähr?
German artist (1801-1869)
When was Johann Karl Bähr born?
Johann Karl Bähr was born on 18 August 1801 in Riga.
When did Johann Karl Bähr die?
Johann Karl Bähr died on 29 September 1869 in Dresden.
What was Johann Karl Bähr's occupation?
Johann Karl Bähr was a painter, university teacher, writer and artist.
What nationality was Johann Karl Bähr?
Johann Karl Bähr was Russian.
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