Franz Alt (painter)
Franz Alt (born August 16, 1824 in Vienna ; † February 13, 1914 there ) was an Austrian vedute painter, brother of Rudolf von Alt (1812–1905) and a student of his father Jakob Alt (1789–1872).
Franz Alt studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Leopold Kupelwieser and Josef Danhauser .
From 1844 he worked as a freelance artist. Franz Alt went on study trips to Tyrol and northern Italy , and also visited Moscow , St. Petersburg , Paris and London .
Franz Alt was mainly known as a vedute painter . He was friends with Count Kázmér Miklós Esterházy de Galántha (1805-1870) and Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach . Alt created around two thousand watercolors and oil paintings in total.
literature
- Obituary in Neue Freie Presse on February 14, 1914
Web links
Commons : Franz Alt - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Alt Franz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 15.
- EsterhazyWiki
- Franz Alt in the Austria Forum
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alt, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian vedute painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1914 |
| Place of death | Vienna |