Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl

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Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl (born January 31, 1860 in Timisoara , Austrian Empire , † 1933 in Rome , Kingdom of Italy ; actually Adolf Hirschl ) was an Austrian painter.

Life

Adolf Hirschl was of Jewish origin. He came to Vienna as a child , where he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1874 to 1882 . With a scholarship of 3000 crowns he traveled through Egypt and visited Rome for the first time (1882-1884). Hirschl received numerous prizes at exhibitions in Vienna, including the Kaiser Prize in 1891 and the Great Golden State Medal in 1898 . In 1901 he received a small gold medal at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition . In the 90s he had an affair with a married lady of Viennese society, Isabella Henriette Victoria Ruston, married Schön, which caused quite a stir. The affair ended with her divorce in 1898 and subsequent marriage to Hirschl. The couple had a daughter together, Maud. Annoyed by the scandal over Viennese society, Hirschl resumed his Hungarian citizenship and changed his name to Hirémy-Hirschl in 1899. He left Vienna and settled in Rome, where he took part in the exhibitions of the Amatori e Cultori di Belle Arti from 1904 to 1908 .

power

Hirémy-Hirschl was a history painter . He was friends with Klimt before founding the Secession. In contrast to this, however, he persisted in an academic painting style. His subjects were often large-format history pictures a la Karl von Piloty from ancient mythology and history, such as Hannibal's March over the Alps , the invasion of the Vandals in Rome or the plague in Rome , with which he had great success at the turn of the century. In Rome he also painted Mediterranean landscapes and portraits.

Works (selection)

  • South coast , around 1890

  • Cemetery by the Sea , 1897

  • The Souls of Acheron , (Vienna, Austrian Gallery), 1898, oil on canvas

  • The only witness, around 1898

  • Saint Cecilia, around 1898

  • The Souls at the Acheron, around 1898, study for the painting of the same name in the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

  • Italian bay , around 1900

  • The Ponte dei Quattro Capi in Rome , around 1910

  • Between Scylla and Charybdis , around 1910

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personal data
SURNAME Hirémy-Hirschl, Adolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hirschl, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Timişoara , Austrian Empire
DATE OF DEATH 1933
Place of death Rome , Kingdom of Italy