Cajetan Schweitzer
Cajetan Schweitzer (born June 4, 1844 in Munich ; † October 18, 1913 there ) was a German history painter, draftsman, illustrator and watercolorist.
Cajetan Schweitzer was born in Munich in 1844 as the son of a court musician. He studied since April 27, 1861 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich with Moritz von Schwind , Friedrich Voltz and Wilhelm von Kaulbach . He then worked as a freelance artist in Munich.
Schweitzer went on study trips to Bavaria, Thuringia and Saxony. In 1869 he worked in Leipzig.
Schweitzer's sons Alfred and Reinhold were also painters.
literature
- Cajetan Schweitzer . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 30 : Scheffel – Siemerding . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1936, p. 376 .
- Sonja Baranow: Schweitzer, Cajetan . In: Horst Ludwig (Ed.): Munich painter in the 19th century. Brockmann, Munich 1983, Volume 4 (Safes – Zwengauer), p. 125
- Bénézit 1999, vol. 12, p. 583
- Saur 1999-2000, Vol. 9, p. 110
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schweitzer, Cajetan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German history painter, draftsman, illustrator and watercolorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1913 |
| Place of death | Munich |