Carl Schweninger the Elder
Carl Schweinger the Elder (* the thirtieth October 1818 in Vienna , † 13. October 1887 ) was an Austrian landscape painter of romanticism .
Carl Schweninger studied painting at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts . Since 1842 he has shown his works in the exhibition rooms of the Academy at St. Annahof . From 1852 he also took part in the monthly exhibitions of the Vienna Art Association . In addition to the large-format oil paintings of alpine landscapes, Schweninger created numerous watercolors and sketches. He also painted genre and nudes.
Prince Ferdinand von Lobkowitz was one of his first customers
Schweninger created eight frescoes depicting alpine landscapes for the reception salon of the Imperial and Royal Court at Vienna's Nordbahnhof .
He was the father of Carl Schweninger the Younger (1854–1912) and Rosa Schweninger (1848–1918), who both received their first painting lessons from their father before studying painting at the academy.
Picture gallery
High mountain landscape
The echo from the Traunstein
Pasture landscape with cows, shepherds and riders
Landscape in the sunset
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Schweninger, Karl . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 32nd part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1876, pp. 374–376 ( digitized version ).
- H. Grimm: Carl Schweninger the Elder Ä. in the article Schweninger, Rosa. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 12, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2001-2005, ISBN 3-7001-3580-7 , p. 48.
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| SURNAME | Schweninger, Carl the Elder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 1887 |
| Place of death | Vienna |