Federico von Rieger

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Federico von Rieger , actually Friedrich , also Fritz , (born January 6, 1903 in Ingolstadt , Bavaria, † October 25, 1987 in Aschaffenburg ) was a German painter .

Life

His family moved to Würzburg in 1907 . His artistic talent showed up early on. From 1928 to 1933 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and was a student of Julius Diez and a master student of Max Doerner . From 1936 he lived in Seveso and other places in Italy , where his artistic work received great recognition, which was also expressed in numerous honors and awards. He became friends with the Italian writer and poet Giuseppe Boglione . In 1961 he became a member of the Accademia Tiberiana in Rome. In 1987 he died in a clinic in Aschaffenburg.

His works are assigned to a direction of realism. The most important portraits include that of Pope Pius XI. , that of the Archbishop of Berlin Konrad Graf von Preysing and that of King Hussein of Jordan . His students include Gabriele Mandel , Giorgio Salmoiraghi, Alberto Borroni, and Aldo Fogli.

Prizes and awards

  • 1932 First prize at the Munich Art Academy
  • 1963 Lauro Accademico in Campidoglio, Rome
  • 1964 Medaglia d'oro Presidente della Republica (Gold Medal of the Italian President)
  • 1964 Premio Nazionale Palazzo dell Espoz., (National Prize Rome)
  • 1967 Premio Nazionale, "Gran Premio", Varese (Grand National Prize Varese)
  • 1968 Medaglia de oro di merito "Cavalieri per l'Europa"
  • 1970 Gran Cavaliere Aurato dell'Ordine S. Croce Costanino
  • 1973 L'Ambrogino d'oro from the city of Milan
  • 1973 Commenda dell 'Ordine Francese San Giorgio, Ospitlier di Francia, Luigi XIII
  • 1974 Académie Diplomatique De La Paix: Baron Prof. Friedrich v. Rieger correspondant.
  • 1977 Prix International Dag Hammarskjoeld al "MERITO ARTISTICO", Milano
  • 1983 Diploma d'Onore, Ordine Internationale dei Volontari per la Pace

Major exhibitions

  • 1947: Galleria Ambrosiana, Milano; 20 quadri contro la guerra (20 paintings against the war)
  • 1954: Galleria Gussoni, Milano;
  • 1955: Galleria degli Artisti, Milan;
  • 1958: Galleria Patriottica (3), Milano;
  • 1960: Centro Le Grazie, Milano;
  • 1965: Comune di Seveso;
  • 1969: Galleria Fondazione Europa, Milano;
  • 1970: Galleria Michelangelo, Firenze;
  • 1973: Galleria Arte Classica, Milano;
  • 1974: Galleria Accademia, Torino
  • 1974: Drawings in Sta.Maria delle Grazie in Milan;
  • 1975: "Federico von Rieger e la sua scuola", Centro Culurale de "il Giornale di Roma";
  • 1976/1977: Otto-Richter-Halle in Würzburg, paintings and drawings Contro la Guerra: Centro Culturale de “Il Giornale di Roma” (1976) and Rovereto
  • 1977: Galleria doria arte moderna, Turin;
  • 1978: Städtische Galerie Ingolstadt: paintings and drawings;
  • 2013/2014: Aschaffenburg Castle Museum : Federico von Rieger realism and empathy

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Main Post Article from November 3, 1987 ( Memento from April 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Defenders of Realism in FAZ of October 17, 2013, page 45
personal data
SURNAME Rieger, Federico von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rieger, Friedrich von; Rieger, Fritz von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Ingolstadt
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1987
Place of death Aschaffenburg