Alexander Stichart
Alexander Otto Stichart (born March 11, 1838 in Werdau , † July 2, 1896 in Jöhstadt ) was a German painter and illustrator.
His father was a senior teacher and later a pastor in Jöhstadt and from 1852 in Reinhardtsgrimma near Glashütte in the Eastern Ore Mountains .
Stichart studied at the Dresden Art Academy with Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld , later in Munich and at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp with Joseph van Lerius . He then worked in Christian Griepenkerl's studio in Vienna .
At the beginning of the 1870s, Stichart returned to Dresden and painted pictures on sacred subjects as a freelance artist, but also on fairy tales.
In the years 1878 to 1879 Stichart undertook a study trip to Italy , where he stayed mostly in Rome .
His works bear the signature "Alex Stichart".
Works (selection)
- Zittau , Chapel of the Jakob Hospital, mural "Christ on the Mount of Olives"
- Conradsdorf , church, altar painting "Resurrection of Christ"
- Rochlitz, St. Petri , altar painting "Jesus saves the sinking Peter."
literature
- Friedrich von Boetticher : painter works of the 19th century. Contribution to art history . Vol. 2, Dresden 1898, pp. 837-838 ( digitized version ).
- Hermann Arthur Lier : Stichart, Alexander . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 55, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1910, p. 630.
- Stichart, Alexander Otto . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 32 : Stephens – Theodotos . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1938, p. 36 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stichart, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stichart, Alexander Otto (full name); Stichart, Alex |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Werdau |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2, 1896 |
| Place of death | Jöhstadt |