Ferdinand Heilbuth
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Ferdinand Heilbuth (born June 27, 1826 in Hamburg , † November 19, 1889 in Paris ) was a French painter of German origin.
Live and act
The son of a Hamburg merchant initially trained in Paris in Charles Gleyre's studio . He later went to Rome, where he devoted himself to historical genre painting. He put the emphasis on elegant conception and smooth costume painting. He chose his motifs with preference from the upper class. His portraits, some in the manner of Titian and some in the manner of Rembrandt , are also highly valued.
In 1870 he had to leave France temporarily because of the Franco-Prussian War . Heilbuth initially lived in Paris together with the political refugees Moritz Hartmann and Heinrich Bernhard Oppenheim in a small hotel called Les trois frères , after the street of the same name, a continuation of rue Taitbout to Montmartre, which was already undergoing urban redevelopment at the end of the 19th century Had fallen victim.
Honors
- 1861 Knight of the Legion of Honor .
Works (selection)
- Palestrina's music rehearsal (1857)
- The Autodafee
- Tasso (1860)
- The pawnshop (1861, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris)
- The absolution in St. Peter
- A cardinal's anteroom
- A walk on Monte Pincio
- The confession
- The spring
- On the banks of the Seine
- The fall of love
- On the Thames
Exhibitions (selection)
- 2019: Hamburg School - The 19th Century Rediscovered (April 12 to July 14), Hamburger Kunsthalle
literature
- Lisa Hackmann: Heilbuth, Ferdinand . In: Bénédicte Savoy and France Nerlich (eds.): Paris apprenticeship years. An encyclopedia for the training of German painters in the French capital, Volume 2: 1844–1870. DeGruyter, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-11-031477-9 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heilbuth, Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1889 |
| Place of death | Paris |