Alois Reisacher

Alois Reisacher (born August 26, 1817 in Hall in Tirol ; † February 21, 1890 in Innsbruck ) was an Austrian portrait, battle and church painter.

Life

Reisacher was the son of a constable at the Salinen-Direction in Hall. He studied from April 18, 1836 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich with Peter von Cornelius , Friedrich Kaulbach and Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld . He then spent three years in Italy and studied in Venice in 1839 . Reisacher continued his studies from 1843 to 1855 at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts under Leopold Kupelwieser and Joseph von Führich .

From 1855 Reisacher worked as a drawing teacher at the secondary school in Vienna IV, where he previously held an assistant position. Two of Reisacher's works ended up in the Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck, of which he had been a full member since at least 1875. From 1886 he was based in Innsbruck.

Portrait of Friedrich Mitterwurzer

In addition to the portraits, Reisacher also created battle pictures and church pictures, among others. a. Altarpieces in the hospital chapel in Zell am Ziller (1854), in the Franciscan church in Schwaz , in the Jesuit church in Hall in Tyrol and in the parish church in Tulfes .

Works (selection)

1848: Battle near Lodron in South Tyrol and battle near Cassaro in South Tyrol (oil sketch) Ferdinandeum
1867 magnates paying homage to a king (oil painting) is considered his main work.

Honors

Reisacher was "Knight of the Franz Josef Order".

literature

Reisacher, Alois. In: Friedrich von Boetticher: painter works of the 19th century. Contribution to art history. Volume 2/1, sheets 1–32: Mayer, Ludwig – Rybkowski. Ms. v. Boetticher's Verlag, Dresden 1898, p. 384 ( archive.org ).
Reisacher, Alois . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 28 : Ramsden-Rosa . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1934, p. 138-139 .
K. Fischnaler: Innsbrucker Chronik 5, 1934, p. 184.
H. Fuchs: The Austrian painters of the 19th century. Volume 3, 1973, pp.?.
G. Pfaundler: Tirol Lexicon. 1983, p.
E. Egg: Reisacher, Alois. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 54.

Web links

Commons : Alois Reisacher - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Matriculation Book Academy Munich

Individual evidence

↑ Staff and school notes . In: Journal for the German-Austrian high schools . K. Gerolds Sohn, Vienna 1855, p. 936 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
^ Journal of the Ferdinandeum for Tyrol and Vorarlberg . third episode, issue 19. Innsbruck 1875, p. 68 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
↑ Voluntary auction of the art collection and elegant, complete home furnishings, ..., paintings by old and new masters, watercolors, copperplate engravings, library . Albert Kende, Vienna 1935, p. 20 and 67 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive - Figure No. 361).
^ Journal of the Ferdinandeum for Tyrol and Vorarlberg . third episode, issue 30. Innsbruck 1886 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

personal data
SURNAME	Reisacher, Alois
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian portrait, battle and church painter
DATE OF BIRTH	August 26, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hall in Tirol
DATE OF DEATH	February 21, 1890
Place of death	innsbruck

[1] Staff and school notes . In: Journal for the German-Austrian high schools . K. Gerolds Sohn, Vienna 1855, p. 936 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

[2] Journal of the Ferdinandeum for Tyrol and Vorarlberg . third episode, issue 19. Innsbruck 1875, p. 68 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

[3] Voluntary auction of the art collection and elegant, complete home furnishings, ..., paintings by old and new masters, watercolors, copperplate engravings, library . Albert Kende, Vienna 1935, p. 20 and 67 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive - Figure No. 361).

[4] Journal of the Ferdinandeum for Tyrol and Vorarlberg . third episode, issue 30. Innsbruck 1886 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).