Christoph Friedrich Nilson
Christoph Friedrich Nilson , also Friedrich Christoph Nilson (born March 9, 1811 in Augsburg , † December 19, 1879 in Munich ) was a German history painter and fresco artist .
Life
Christoph Friedrich Nilson came from an Augsburg family of artists. He was a grandson of Johannes Esaias Nilson (1721–1788) and son of the engraver and copperplate engraver Johann Philipp Nilson (1770–1828).
Nilson studied from May 6, 1829 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich the subject of history painting with Joseph Schlotthauer and Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld .
He was involved in the execution of the frescoes in Hohenschwangau Castle . Together with Franz Xaver Barth , Julius Muhr , Michael Echter , Augustin Palme and Alois Süßmayr , he worked on the execution of frescoes based on Wilhelm von Kaulbach's designs in the new Pinakothek . From 1841 to 1844 he painted the 39 "pictures from the Greek liberation struggles" in the northern corridor of the Hofgarten arcades based on the templates drawn by Peter von Hess . He created an allegorical composition in the stairwell of the royal court and state library.
In 1848 he designed the sheet engraved by Adrian Schleich and issued as a bonus by the Münchner Kunstverein , dedicated to the "Song of the Bell". In 1850 he painted the "Lyrical and Dramatic Muse" for the King Ludwig album . Nilson also created the wall paintings in the Pompejanum in Aschaffenburg together with Joseph Schlotthauer and Joseph Schwarzmann .
Since 1857 he has been a member of the artist support association. In his will, he committed almost all of his fortune to this foundation.
Christoph Friedrich Nilson died on December 29, 1879 at the age of 68 in Munich and found his final resting place in the Protestant cemetery in his native Augsburg. His grave there, in which his sister Louise (1812–1880), who died a few days after him, his father and other relatives are buried, has been preserved.
literature
- Georg Kaspar Nagler : New general artist lexicon; or news of the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, engravers, etc. Vol. 10, Munich 1841, p. 242 ( digitized version ).
- Hyacinth Holland : Nilson, Christoph Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, p. 700.
- Friedrich von Boetticher : Painters works of the nineteenth century. Volume 2, 1st half, Dresden 1895, p. 153 ( digitized version ).
- Albert Hämmerle : Nilson, Friedrich Christoph . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 479 .
- Marianne Schuster: Johann Esaias Nilson . Neuer Filser-Verlag, Augsburg 1936, pp. 256-257.
- Nilson, Friedrich Christoph . In: Emmanuel Bénézit (founder); Jacques Busse (ed.): Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays . Volume 10: Mullert - Pinto Pereira . Nouv. éd., entièrement réfondue (= 4th edition). Gründ, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-7000-3020-6 , p. 226.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nilson, Christoph Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nilson, Friedrich Christoph; Nilson, Christof |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German history painter and fresco artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | augsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1879 |
| Place of death | Munich |