About Karl Friedrich Fries
Lived 1831 – 1871 (aged 40). Karl Friedrich Fries was a German painter and artist.
Karl Friedrich Fries (1831 at Winnweiler, Germany – 1871 at St. Gall, Switzerland), studied first at the Academy at Munich, and afterwards under Berdellé. He visited Vienna, and painted there under Rahl; then went to Venice, Florence, and Calabria, where he studied the old masters. His style much resembles that of the Venetian painters.
The following are some of his works:
Wine, Woman, and Song; in the style of Paolo Veronese. 1862. The Mineral Bath in the Abruzzi. Several copies of the Ascension of the Virgin; after Titian. St. Barbara; after Palma Vecchio.
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Who was Karl Friedrich Fries?
German painter (1831-1871)
When was Karl Friedrich Fries born?
Karl Friedrich Fries was born on 21 November 1831 in Winnweiler.
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Karl Friedrich Fries died on 23 December 1871 in St. Gallen.
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Karl Friedrich Fries was a painter and artist.
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Karl Friedrich Fries was German.
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