Artist

Eduard Bendemann

1811–1889 · born in Berlin · died in Düsseldorf

Eduard Bendemann was born in Berlin to a Jewish family and became one of Germany's leading painters. He studied in Berlin and then worked in Dresden and Düsseldorf, where he became the director of the art academy. His paintings of Bible stories and everyday life were admired all over Europe. He died in Düsseldorf in 1889.