Carl Fruwirth (painter)
Carl Borromäus Fruwirth (born January 24, 1810 in Vienna ; † January 17, 1878 there ) was an Austrian genre and history painter.
Fruwirth was born the son of a rifle manufacturer. He first studied at the Vienna Art Academy and continued his studies from December 19, 1833 at the Munich Art Academy .
He visited Italy several times , particularly Venice and Naples , where he painted genre pictures from the life of the Italian people. Fruwirth was also engaged in restoring and copying works by old masters, and also collected works of art.
His son Carl (1862–1930) became a botanist and agricultural scientist .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Fruhwirth, Karl . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 4th part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1858, p. 388 ( digitized version ).
- Fruwirth, Carl . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 12 : Fiori-Fyt . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1916, p. 538-539 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fruwirth, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fruwirth, Karl; Fruwirth, Carl Borromäus (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian genre and history painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1878 |
| Place of death | Vienna |