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Ranftl, Johann Matthias
© Copyright Johann Matthias Ranftl, lithograph by J. Kriehuber, 1855 Ranftl, Johann Matthias, b. Vienna, Jan. 20, 1804, d. Vienna, Nov. 1, 1854, painter (genre and historical paintings, landscapes). Studied at the Vienna Academy under J. P. Krafft, 1826/27 travelled to Moscow and St. Petersburg, 1836 in London and Paris. His early works were mainly landscapes and historical paintings, his later works mostly genre paintings (many with socio-critical content). Given the epithet "dog Raffael" because of his many paintings of dogs; also known for a number of paintings of J. Nestroy in costume. Literature: ÖBL.
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