Ernst Wilhelm Strassberger
Ernst Wilhelm Straßberger (born October 14, 1796 in Leipzig ; † September 11, 1866 there ) was a German painter , draftsman and lithographer . The focus of his work were depictions in connection with the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig .
Life
Ernst Wilhelm Straßberger was the son of the painter Christian Gotthelf Straßberger (1770–1841). He studied with Veit Hanns Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1764–1841) at the Leipzig Art Academy , which was then located in the west wing of the Pleißenburg , and in the meantime also at the Dresden Academy .
At the age of seventeen he experienced the events of the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig in October 1813, which were to shape his work. From 1823 to 1842 he worked as an enamel painter in the Meissen porcelain factory . Then he lived freelance in Leipzig.
His son Bruno Heinrich Straßberger (1832–1910) was also a painter, draftsman and illustrator.
Create
The battle of the nations was at the center of Straßberger's work. He is therefore also referred to as a military painter and battle painter. 80 of the 100 or so of his works stored in the Leipzig City History Museum deal directly or indirectly with the Battle of Nations. They range from a simple pencil drawing of a funeral cart to oil paintings of skirmishes with tons of fighters. In the latter, which prove his painterly skills, he has depicted almost all of the contested villages around Leipzig.
There are also historical cityscapes and a portrait of the Commander-in-Chief of the First German Imperial Fleet , Rear Admiral Karl Rudolf Brommy (1804–1860), who was born in Leipzig
Honor
On April 1, 2001 in the Leipzig district of Liebertwolkwitz, the previous Arndtstraße was renamed Straßbergerstraße . There is a reference to the place through his picture "Reiterschlacht bei Liebertwolkwitz", which hangs in the memorial museum in Liebertwolkwitz.
Image examples
(with original titles)
Storming of the Auenhayn sheep farm near Leipzig
View from the Quandtschen tobacco mill over the battlefield to Leipzig
Battle in front of the Grimma Gate on October 19, 1813
Retreat of the French through Richter's garden
The Elster Bridge was blown up
Prisoners and wounded in the Johannis cemetery
The Pauliner (university) church in Leipzig in the 17th century
The barefoot gate and Kleinbose's garden
The market square in Leipzig
Portrait of Rear Admiral
Karl Rudolf Brommy
literature
- Horst Riedel, Thomas Nabert (ed.): Stadtlexikon Leipzig from A to Z . 1st edition. Pro Leipzig, Leipzig 2005, ISBN 3-936508-03-8 , pp. 576 .
Web links
- Karen Hagemann : Heroes, Horror and Hunger: The Leipzig Völkerschlacht 1813 - experiences and memories . In: The year 1813, East Central Europe and Leipzig , Böhlau Verlag 2016, ISBN 978-3412503994 , pp. 17–40, with reference to Straßberger-Bilder, ( digitized )
- Straßberger, Ernst Wilhelm. In: Leipzig Lexicon. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b City Lexicon Leipzig
- ↑ Leipzig Lexicon
- ↑ Straßbergerstrasse. In: Street dossier of the city of Leipzig. Accessed August 21, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Straßberger, Ernst Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, draftsman and lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1866 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |