Heinrich Schwemminger

[1] From 1818 to 1830, with a few interruptions, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna.

He found his inspiration in the Classical sculptors and the works of Raphael.

While at the Academy, in 1820, he was awarded the Gundel-Prize for excellence and, after graduating, he received the Reichel-Prize [de] (1833).

During those years, he spent much of his time in Munich, where he joined the group of artists who were associated with Moritz von Schwind.

[1] Media related to Heinrich Schwemminger at Wikimedia Commons

Heinrich Schwemminger; portrait by Joseph Hasslwander [ de ]
" The Cranes of Ibycus ", from the poem by Friedrich Schiller