Joseph Mössmer
Neoclassical landscape painter and influential teacher
Joseph Mössmer was an Austrian painter and instructor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Born in Vienna, he began his artistic training in 1796 under Friedrich August Brand. Later, as an instructor at the Academy, Mössmer headed the landscape painting class for decades, encouraged outdoor painting, and exerted considerable influence without gaining much of a reputation for his own skill. Mössmer is known for his landscape paintings in a Neoclassical style. At the Academy his notable students included Emanuel Stöckler, August Heinrich, Anton Altmann, and Friedrich Loos.
Relationship Network
Master student
- Friedrich August Brand Student
- Emanuel Stöckler Student
- August Heinrich Student
- Anton Altmann Student
- Friedrich Loos Student
- Andreas Lach Student
- Carl Goebel the younger Student
- Ernst Christian Moser Student
- Franz Xaver Reinhold Student
- Ignaz Raffalt Student
- Johann Fischbach Student
- Josef Lauer Student
- Thomas Ender Student
Artworks by this artist
- Waldige Berglandschaft mit Ruine 1829
- Landschaft an der Donau 1809
- Waldpartie bei Mondlicht ca. 1820[-]1830
- Flußlandschaft mit Viehherde 1826