Nationality French Occupation Painter | Name Louis Auguste | |
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Born 26 June 1814 ( 1814-06-26 ) Strassburg, France Known for Stained glass and church decoration Died May 17, 1885, Paris, France | ||
Louis Charles Auguste Steinheil (born Strassburg, 26 June 1814; died Paris, 17 May 1885) was an Alsatian painter.
Biography
Louis Steinheil studied with Henri Decaisne and painted in nearly every medium, but gave special attention to glass painting and church decoration. Among his works are “Saint Philomela” (1841); “Mother” (1847), Nantes Museum. He and Alexandre-Dominique Denuelle were commissioned to paint the chapel of Our Lady of Guadeloupe, consecrated in September 1865, which was built for the Empress Eugénie beside her Villa Eugénie in Biarritz. In 1876 he was commissioned to execute frescoes in the cathedral of Strassburg.
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