Feodor Dietz


Feodor Dietz was a German historical and battle painter.

He was born in Neunstetten, Baden. He studied in Karlsruhe under Karl and Rudolf Kuntz, and while there was greatly influenced by Feodor Ivanovitch. He also studied under Philipp von Foltz at the Munich Academy, and aided the latter in the decoration of the royal palace. In 1835, he executed his Death of Max Piccolomini, now in the Karlsruhe Gallery, which brought him considerable fame. He spent three years in Paris, coming under the influence of Horace Vernet and studying for a short time under Alaux. He received the gold medal in the Salon of 1839.

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