Walking to Emmaus
(1891)
Fritz von Uhde
(Wolkenburg, 1848 - 1911)
Luke 24:13-35
1848 - 1911
Wolkenburg, Germany
Fritz von Uhde (born Friedrich Hermann Carl Uhde) was a German painter of genre and religious subjects. His style lay in-between Realism and Impressionism, he was once known as "Germany's outstanding impressionist" and he became one of the first painters to introduce plein-air painting in his country. His family, moderately wealthy civil servants, had artistic interests. His father was actually a part-time painter and his maternal grandfather was director of the Royal Museums in Dresden. Uhde found art appealing while studying at the Gymnasium at this city, and in 1866 he was admitted to the A...