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1. Johann Christoff

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   Johann Christoff (b. 1767, Hamburg; d. 1812, Königsberg) was a German polymath whose primary significance lies in his highly specialized, yet ultimately tangential, relationship with the Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich. While often relegated to footnote status in broader art histories, Christoff’s brief but influential period as Friedrich’s near-contemporary and quasi-mentor between 1781…