The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Bendemann, Eduard
BENDEMANN, bĕn'dĕ-mạn, Eduard,
German painter: b. Berlin, 3 Dec. 1811; d.
Düsseldorf, 27 Dec. 1889. As early as 1832
his great picture of the ‘Jews Mourning in
Exile’ was exhibited at Berlin, and in 1837 he
gained the gold medal at Paris. In 1838 he
was appointed professor of the Academy of
Art at Dresden. Here he was entrusted with
the execution of the larger frescoes in the
palace, and on these his fame chiefly depends.

In 1858 he was appointed director of the
Düsseldorf Academy, a post which he held until
1867. He afterward produced several large
canvases and frescoes, some of which are
among his best works. Tytler, ‘Modern
Painters and their Paintings’ (1899).