Emil Lauffer
Emil Johann Lauffer (born June 28, 1837 in Hof ; † May 31, 1909 ) was a Moravian painter and director of the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague .
Life
He was the son of the pharmacist Ferdinand Lauffer and his wife Amalia Spatzier. His older brother was the poet Ferdinand Josef Lauffer , who had to flee abroad after the unrest of 1848.
Emil Lauffer studied at the Vienna Art Academy with Christian Ruben and moved to Prague in 1865 . He was involved in the painting of the Belvedere pleasure palace at Prague Castle , which he implemented based on the designs of his Viennese professor. He also realized the paintings by Mikoláš Aleš in the foyer of the National Theater in Prague.
Works
- Portrait ( Podobizna ) (1866)
- Lost Bet ( Prohraná sázka ) (1867)
- Return from Calvary ( Návrát z Golgoty ) (1868)
- Altarpiece for Smečno : Saint Wenceslas ( Sv.Václav )
- Celebrating Hunters ( Sváteční myslivci ) (1869)
- Marino Falieri tells Dogarese about his engagement to the Adriatic Sea ( Marino Falieri vypravuje Dogarese o svém zasnoubení s Adriatickým mořem ) (1870)
- Altarpiece for Žabčice: St. Dominik ( Sv.Dominik ) (1872)
- Marie's visit to Elisabeth ( Návštěva Marie u Alžběty ) (1876)
- Krimhild accuses Gunther and Hagen of the murder of Siegfried ( Kriemhilda obviňuje Gunthera a Hagena ze zavraždění Siegfrieda ) (1881)
- Portrait of a Child ( Dětská podobizna ) (1883).
- The defense of Prague against the siege by Sweden ( Hájení Prahy proti Švédům ) (1648)
- Rudolf H., Protector of Art ( Rudolf H., ochránce umění ) (1648)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Lauffer, Emil Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 14th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1865, p. 221 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Commons : Emil Lauffer - Collection of Images
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lauffer, Emil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lauffer, Emil Johann (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Moravian painter, university professor in Prague and director of the Prague Art Academy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dvorce na Moravě |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1909 |