About Karl Aigen
Lived 1685 – 1762 (aged 77). Karl Aigen was a painter.
Karl Josef Aigen (8 October 1684 – 22 October 1762) was an Austrian landscape painter.
Life
Aigen was born in Olomouc, Moravia, on 8 October 1685, the son of a goldsmith. He was a pupil of the Olomouc painter Dominik Maier. He lived in Vienna from about 1720, where he was professor of painting at the Academy from 1751 until his death. His work consists of landscapes with figures, genre paintings and altarpieces. His style shows the influence of artists from France and the Low Countries.
He died at Vienna on 21 October 1762.
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Who was Karl Aigen?
Austrian landscape painter (1685-1762)
When was Karl Aigen born?
Karl Aigen was born on 8 October 1685 in Olomouc.
When did Karl Aigen die?
Karl Aigen died on 22 October 1762 in Vienna.
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Karl Aigen was a painter.
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