Ferdinand von Piloty
Ferdinand von Piloty (the younger) (born October 9, 1828 in Munich ; † December 21, 1895 , ibid) was a painter , fresco artist and illustrator.
Ferdinand von Piloty, brother of Karl von Piloty , trained at the local academy and with his brother-in-law Karl Schorn and later worked mainly under the influence of his older brother, whose coloristic direction he followed. He executed a number of historical frescoes in the National Museum in Munich and in the town hall in Landsberg am Lech .
The tomb of Ferdinand von Piloty the Younger is on the old southern cemetery in Munich (burial site 13 - Row 2 - # 1) Location . He lies there with his father Ferdinand Piloty the elder.
He painted the oil painting for the Maximilianeum in Munich:
- "Queen Elizabeth of England holds military display in the face of the Armada".
Some of his other paintings are:
- "Thomas More in Dungeon";
- "Raphael on the sick bed";
- "Count Eberhard von Württemberg on the corpse of his son";
- “After the session”;
- “The Capuchin Sermon in Rome”;
- "The Judgment of Solomon ".
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : Piloty, Ferdinand (painter) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, pp. 61-64.
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| SURNAME | Piloty, Ferdinand von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Piloty, Ferdinand; Piloty, Ferdinand (the younger) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 1895 |
| Place of death | Munich |