Gustav Seeberger
Gustav Seeberger (born August 1, 1812 in Marktredwitz ; † April 21, 1888 in Munich ) was a German architectural and vedute painter and lithographer .
Born the son of a master coppersmith , Seeberger began his painting apprenticeship at the Nuremberg Art School and continued it from May 28, 1835 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich . After graduating, he worked in Munich. He painted wide vedute and romantic pictures of old houses, as well as the interiors of churches and palaces, always with perfect perspective representation.
In 1853 he visited Italy, where he painted the interior of St. Mark's Church in Venice . In 1854 he was appointed professor of perspective at the Munich Art Academy. He helped other painters such as Carl Theodor von Piloty and Wilhelm von Kaulbach in solving perspective problems.
Seeberger also dealt with lithography . He created architectural images based on his own templates, as well as those of other artists, such as Max Ainmiller , Leo von Klenze , Friedrich Carl Mayer , Michael Neher . He also provided templates for steel engravings that appeared in the volume "Malerisches Baiern" published by G. Franz Verlag.
He published his experience in perspective drawing in the handbook “ Basic features of a new method for applied perspective ”, which appeared in several editions (Munich 1860, 1874, Regensburg 1880 and Munich 1884).
He retired in the summer of 1885 at the age of 73 and died three years later.
Fonts
- Principles of perspective and their application according to a new method . Literary and artistic establishment, Munich 1874
- Basics of the perspective shadow theory : with 25 figures printed in the text and 14 plates. Coppenrath, Regensburg 1880
- Outline of a New Method for Applied Perspective . Munich 1860, 1874, Regensburg 1880 and Munich 1884
- Principles of perspective and their application according to a new method ; with 4 panels. Riedel, Munich 1884
literature
- Georg Kaspar Nagler : New general artist lexicon; or news of the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, engravers, etc. , Volume 16, Munich 1846, pp. 197-198 ( digitized version ).
- Friedrich Pecht : History of Munich Art in the 19th Century . Munich 1888, p. 44 ( digitized version )
- Hyacinth Holland : Seeberger, Gustav . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 30 : Scheffel – Siemerding . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1936.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seeberger, Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seeberger, Peter Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architectural painter and vedute painter as well as lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marktredwitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1888 |
| Place of death | Munich |