other pictures attached which explain each of the four events. This exacting work occupied the greater part of his time for fifteen years. From 1859 to 1867, he was director of the Düsseldorf Academy. Bendemann's uncle was Benedict Heinrich Bendix, noted engraver. Bendemann died in Düsseldorf. In 1891, barely 13 months after his death, an estate exhibition of his works was held at the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, after his widow had previously had the œuvre presented in Berlin, his native city. In these exhibitions, in addition to paintings, sketches and drawing studies made by Bendemann were also shown. Family Felix und Lida Schadow - Felix Schadow and his sister Lida Schadow, later wife of Eduard Bendemann. Painting by Franz Krüger. On 28 October 1838 Eduard Bendemann married Lida Schadow (1821–1850), daughter of the famous sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow and sister of Wilhelm von Schadow. Their children: Gottfried Arnold Bendemann (born 1839, Dresden - 1882), Major, Ritter d. Pour le Mérite m. Hedwig Krüger. Their son is Friedrich Bendemann. Marie Euler Bendemann (born 1841, Dresden - 1874) m. Otto Euler, Councillor of Justice (). Their son is Eduard Euler, a painter. Ernst Julius Bendemann (born 1844, Dresden - ?) m. Alwine Jung Fanny Mathilde Susanne Bendemann (born 1846, Dresden - ?) Felix Eduard Robert Emil Bendemann (born 1848, Dresden - 1915, Berlin), Royal Admiral, 1905 ennobled m. Helene Sophia Sturz, daughter of Brazilian consul general in Berlin Joh. Jac. Sturz. Their son Eduard, likewise a painter, married the famous female philosopher of Judaism Margarete Susman. Rudolf Christian Eugen Bendemann (1851–1884), historic painter Works Boas und Ruth Die trauernden Juden im Exil (1832) Zwei Mädchen am Brunnen (1832) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1833) Jeremias auf den Trümmern von Jerusalem (1837) Die Künste am Brunnen der Poesie (fresco) Die Ernte Wegführung der trauernden Juden in die babylonische Gefangenschaft (1872) Nathan der Weise Penelope (1877) Literature Sigrid Achenbach (ed.): Eduard Bendemann, 1811–1889. Die Werke in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin und im Mendelssohn-Archiv der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Katalog zur Ausstellung des Kupferstichkabinetts Eduard Bendemann. Zeichnungen, Alte Nationalgalerie, 16.11.2007 - 24.02.2008, Berlin: G+H Verlag, 2007. Silke Brandmeier: Die Künste am Brunnen der Poesie, Berlin Schadow-Gesellschaft, 2000. Josef Schrattenholz: Eduard Bendemann. Betrachtungen und Erinnerungen, Düsseldorf, 1891. See also List of German painters Düsseldorf school of painting Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Berlin University of the Arts Dresden Academy of Fine Arts Felix von Bendemann References External links Museum of