Artists: Theodor Leopold Weller (Germany, 1802-80)



Figure 1.--Theodor Leopold Weller was a very important German genre painter of the 19th century. His speciality was Italian genre. We note a portrait of a boy done in 1834. We know nothing about the boy, nor do we understand his out fit which includes what look like crossed sashes. I might have guessed the boy is Italian, but the date the portrait was taken do not match when Weller was in Rome.

Theodor Leopold Weller was a very important German genre painter of the 19th century. He was pupil of P.v.Langer at the Munich Academy and later lived in Rome during 1825-1833 and 1840-1848. He also worked in Mannheim as royal painter and director of an art gallery. His speciality was Italian genre. Today his works are displayed in various German museums for example in the Reiss-Museum Mannheim. We note a portrait of a boy done in 1834 painted in oil on paperboard. We know nothing about the boy, nor do we understand his outfit which includes what look like crossed sashes. Also note the high waistline and buttons. I might have guessed the boy is Italian, but the date the portrait was taken do not match when Weller was in Rome.







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