Editing Christoph Ludwig Agricola (section)

==Life and career==
Christoph Ludwig Agricola was born on 5 November 1665 in Regensburg in Germany. He trained, as many painters of the period did, by studying nature.<ref>Viardot, L., ''An Illustrated History of Painters of All Schools'', Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1877, p. 258; Kugler, F., ''Handbook of Painting: The German, Flemish, and Dutch Schools,'' Volume 2, J. Murray, 1874, p. 567</ref>

He spent a great part of his life in travel visiting England, the Netherlands and France, and residing for a considerable period in [[Naples]], where he may have been influenced by [[Nicolas Poussin]].<ref name="Chisholm 1911, p. 386">{{EB1911 |inline=1|wstitle=Agricola, Christoph Ludwig |volume=1 |page=386}}</ref><ref>Viardot, L., ''An Illustrated History of Painters of All Schools'', Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1877, p. 258; Kugler, F., Waagen, F.G. and Crowe, J.A., ''The German, Flemish and Dutch Schools of Painting'',  Volume 2, J. Murray, 1911, p. 567</ref> He also stayed in [[Venice]] for several years around 1712, where he painted many works for [[Sagredo family|Zaccaria Sagredo]].<ref>Boni, Page 8</ref>

He died in Regensburg in 1724.