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Anton Petter

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Anton Petter

Anton Petter (April 12, 1781, Vienna – May 14, 1858, Vienna) was a painter from the Austrian Empire.

Biography

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He visited Rome in 1808. In 1820 he became professor at the academy of Vienna, and in 1828 he was named director of that institution.[1]

Honors

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He won several prizes at the academy of Vienna, to which he was admitted in 1814 in reward for his “Meleager murdered by his Mother in the Arms of his Wife.”[1]

Works

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Among his works are:[1]

  • “Meeting of Maximilian with his Bride, Mary of Burgundy”
  • “Rudolph of Habsburg”
  • “Queen Joan beside the Coffin of her Husband Philip”
  • “Charles V. visiting his Prisoner, Francis I”

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Petter, Anton" . The American Cyclopædia. 1879.