Johann Gottfried Steffan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Gottfried Steffan

Swiss painter (1815-1905)

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1815

Place of Birth: Wädenswil, canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Date of Death: 16-Jun-1905

Profession: painter

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Johann Gottfried Steffan (December 13, 1815 in Wädenswil/Switzerland – June 16, 1905 in Munich/Germany) was one of the most important Swiss landscapists of the 19th century. After his apprenticeship as lithographer in his home town, Steffan travelled to Munich in 1833 in order to receive further education.
He there attended the Academy of Fine Arts under Peter von Cornelius.
Under the influence of Carl Rottmann, he turned to realistic Landscape art.
Steffan's studio became the center of the Swiss artists in Munich.
Together with numerous colleagues – among these Rudolf Koller –, he made several study trips to the Swiss Alps, especially to the Canton of Glarus and to Lake Walen.
Later, he quite frequently went to Berchtesgaden and to Ramsau where he found many of his motifs.
Steffan's paintings mostly are idealistic landscapes of the Munich School and often show mountain motifs.



Description	Swiss painter
Date of birth/death	13 December 1815	16 June 1905
Location of birth/death	Wädenswil	Munich
Authority control	: Q682744 VIAF: 13079482 ISNI: 0000 0001 2208 9032 ULAN: 500088084 LCCN: nr2006011942 GND: 117226033 WorldCat