Anton Dietrich
Anton Dietrich (born May 27, 1833 in Meißen , † August 4, 1904 in Leipzig ) was a German painter. His younger brother Franz Dietrich also became a painter.
At the age of 14 Dietrich came to the art academy in Dresden and became a student of the sculptor Ernst Julius Hähnel . Despite the political situation, Dietrich was able to make his debut with a picture at an exhibition at the Academy in 1848.
In the same year the painter Eduard Bendemann took him into his studio as a student. With the help of this, Dietrich moved to Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's studio together with Leonhard Gey after a short time . Since Dietrich could not live as a freelance artist despite positive reviews, he earned his living as an illustrator for various art dealers and publishers.
Dietrich learned the fresco technique through Karl von Binzer and settled in Weimar . It was there that Dietrich discovered monumental wall painting , which from then on was to become a focus of his artistic work. Dietrich later became a master student of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld in Dresden for a short time . One of the first works there was his “Rudolf von Habsburg on the corpse of Ottokar of Böhmen” (after the battle on the Marchfeld , 1278), which was awarded at an exhibition and won him a major academic travel grant.
This generous financial support made it possible for Dietrich to study in Düsseldorf in 1859/60 . From there he embarked on a major trip to Italy, which took him via Venice and Rome to Naples . He interrupted his return trip for a stay of several weeks in Munich and then returned to Dresden in 1865.
Dietrich founded a studio in Dresden, in which one of the first works was his cycle on " Otto the Great ". These images were soon disseminated in large numbers through photography . In 1868 Dietrich was commissioned to decorate the auditorium of the Kreuzschule in Dresden with historical frescoes; after four years Dietrich was able to successfully finish this work in 1872. Another state commission brought Dietrich to the Johanneum in Zittau until 1878 , where he created the fresco "Paul preaches on the Areopagus in Athens". The basis for this work was Acts 17, verses 22-23. Dietrich created the gable image on the building of the Saxon Ministry of Finance , built in 1894 , it depicts Saxonia surrounded by the arts and state revenue.
Dietrich accepted a position at the Art Academy in Leipzig and died there at the age of 71 on August 4, 1904.
Works (selection)
- Rudolf von Habsburg on the corpse of Ottokar of Bohemia
- Faust in the dungeon with Gretchen
- Otto the Great (picture cycle)
- Paul preaches on the Areopagus in Athens (fresco, grammar school, Zittau)
- Altar painting crucifixion of Christ in the Kreuzkirche in Dresden
- Altar painting of Christ giving the Sermon on the Mount in the destroyed Trinity Church in Dresden
- Heinrich I founds Meißen Castle in 929 , (Fresco, Albrechtsburg, Meißen)
- Church hall and chapel of the Meißner Albrechtsburg
- Eight murals in the assembly hall of the Kreuzgymnasium (1868–1873)
- Painting of the auditorium of the Dresden Polytechnic
- Twelve paintings on the outside of the theater
- Draft for the wall tile painting at the Dresden Ministry of Finance (1874)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d e f Finance Ministerial Building , Hessler, Andrea; Dresden: Central Brochure Dispatch of the Saxon State Government, 2009, 4th edition, p. 65
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Dietrich, Anton |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1833 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Meissen |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1904 |
Place of death | Leipzig |