Ferdinand von Lütgendorff-Leinburg
Ferdinand Freiherr von Lütgendorff-Leinburg (born January 24, 1785 in Würzburg ; † April 28, 1858 there ) was a painter and graphic artist.
Origin and family
Ferdinand Freiherr von Lütgendorff came from a family that perhaps originally came from Westphalia , but whose lineage began in Franconia in and around Würzburg in the 17th century . He himself was born on January 24, 1785 in Würzburg. In contrast to what is customary in aristocratic circles, he did not choose the officer profession or an administrative career, but opted for a career as an artist. He therefore went to Munich and studied painting and graphic drawing with Seidel and Hanberg from 1801 to 1803. In 1803 he went to Vienna , where he continued his training with Heinrich Friedrich Füger until 1810 . He died on April 28, 1858 in Würzburg. The writer Otto Gottfried von Lütgendorff-Leinburg was his son.
Artistic creation
After completing his training in Vienna, v. Lütgendorff to Bohemia and settled in Karlsbad as a freelance painter and graphic artist. He lived there and in Prague until 1822. He received his commissions primarily from Bohemian nobles, whom he portrayed, so that he soon gained a good reputation as a portraitist. From 1824 to 1840 he lived in Preßburg (now Bratislava ), where he founded a private painting school in 1836. In addition, he also increasingly turned to religious subjects. He now often painted altarpieces - especially in the Baroque style - while his secular pictures were painted in the usual style of the 2nd quarter of the 19th century.
Selected Works
- Altarpiece in the Ladislaus Church in Pressburg, 1830,
- Painting of the Johannkapelle of the Franciscan Church in Preßburg, 1838,
- Painting of the church in Schemnitz .
Von Lütgendorff was also a very productive graphic artist. He has published a number of graphic anthologies, such as the Album de la noblesse, 1820, the Magyar Pantheon, 1830.
Many of his pictures, drawings and graphics are now in the National Gallery and the City Museum in Prague and in the City Gallery in Pressburg.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Lütgendorff, Ferdinand Freiherr . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 16th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1867, p. 142 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Willibald Leo Freiherr von Lütgendorff: The painter and etcher Ferdinand von Lütgendorff - his life and his works ; Publishing house Heinrich Keller, Frankfurt a. M., 1906
- Article 'Ferdinand von Lütgendorf' in Thieme-Becker
- Kratinová: Ferdinand von Lütgendorff-Leinburg. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 353 f. (Direct links on p. 353 , p. 354 ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Cover page of the book edition
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lütgendorff-Leinburg, Ferdinand von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lütgendorff-Leinburg, Ferdinand Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1785 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wurzburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1858 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |