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Johann Jakob Frey

Nationality: Swiss

1813 - 1865

After receiving early instruction in his hometown of Basel from his father, painter and lithographer Samuel Frey, Johann Jakob Frey studied in Paris, where he was enamored of 17th-century Dutch art. He then moved to Munich before settling permanently in Rome in the late 1830s, and specializing in landscape painting. He established a studio that became a center for German artists gathered in Rome. Frey’s studio also attracted famous collectors, such as the kings of Prussia and Bavaria, as well as the English aristocracy.

Place of Birth: Basel
Place of Death: Frascati, Rome

Text written and researched by Michelle Bird National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

Associated paintings in this exhibition

47: Cloud Study (1)

Johann Jakob Frey

Private collection

Effect of the Sun at Sunset

45: Cloud Study (4)

Johann Jakob Frey

Private collection

46: Cloud Study (3)

Johann Jakob Frey

Private collection

48: Cloud Study (2)

Johann Jakob Frey

Private collection

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