Hermann Plüddemann

Hermann Friedhold Plüddemann (17 July 1809, Kolberg - 24 June 1868, Dresden) was a German history painter and illustrator.

Three years later, he enrolled at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he worked with Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow.

Together with Heinrich Mücke, he completed a number of frescoes for Count Franz von Spee [de] at Heltorf Castle [de], including a monumental representation of the Battle of Iconium; from sketches by Karl Friedrich Lessing.

In 1843, together with Mücke, Lorenz Clasen and Joseph Fay, he was chosen to create frescoes depicting the early history of the Germans, up to the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, at the Altes Elberfelder Rathaus [de].

He was best known for his series of paintings depicting the lives of Christopher Columbus and Frederick Barbarossa.