Moritz Rugendas
(1802–1858) German painter (1802–1858)
Moritz Rugendas (1802–1858) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Moritz Rugendas belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Moritz Rugendas was born in Augsburg and died in Weilheim an der Teck. The awards include Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class and Order of the Red Eagle.
The best-known works include ‘View of Valparaíso’ and ‘View of the Valley of Mexico with Volcanoes and the Texcoco Lake’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 75 works by Moritz Rugendas with free images. The dated works span the years 1550–1858. Works by Moritz Rugendas are held by several collections, among them Brasiliana Iconográfica, Brasiliana Itaú Collection, Pinakoteket i São Paulo, and Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jan Nepomucen Głowacki, Wincenty Kasprzycki, Wilhelm von Kügelgen, Heinrich Bürkel, and Édouard Desplechin.