Hermann Stilke
Anton Hermann Stilke (born January 29, 1803 in Berlin ; † September 22, 1860 there ) was a German painter .
Life
Stilke studied at the Berlin Art Academy and in 1821 switched to Peter von Cornelius at the Munich Art Academy . With this he went to the Düsseldorf Art Academy and painted the (unfinished) Last Judgment together with Karl Stürmer in the “Assisensaal” in Koblenz . Later he decorated the arcades in the Munich court garden with several frescoes .
In 1827 Stilke went on a study trip through northern Italy and in the following year he went to Rome . In 1833 he returned to Düsseldorf to the academy under Wilhelm von Schadow , where he held a teaching post from 1839 to 1843. From 1842 to 1846 Stilke worked on the six knight virtues in large murals in the knight's hall of Stolzenfels Castle . In 1850 Stilke settled in Berlin.
Hermann Stilke died in Berlin in 1860 at the age of 57 and was buried in the St. Matthew Cemetery in Schöneberg . The grave has not been preserved.
His pupil and since the beginning of the 1830s his wife Hermine Stilke (1804–1869), née Peipers, has made herself known as a talented draftsman and watercolor painter. His son Georg Stilke was a bookseller and publisher.
Works
Oil painting
- Crusader Awake (1834),
- St. George with the angel ,
- Pilgrims in the desert (National Museum in Poznan, Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu)
- The Maid of Orléans ,
- The last Christians in Syria (1841, Museum in Königsberg),
- Robbery of the Sons of Edward (National Gallery in Berlin).
Frescoes and wall paintings
- Participation in the execution of the frescoes by Peter von Cornelius in the Glyptothek and the Alte Pinakothek in Munich
- 1843–1847 Wall paintings in the small knight's hall of Stolzenfels Castle in Koblenz on behalf of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV.
- Around 1850 wall paintings in the south dome hall of the Neues Museum in Berlin ( The recognition of Christianity by Constantine (Emperor Constantine as a promoter of Christianity) , Widukind before Charlemagne , Theodosius the Great , woman with birdcage )
- Wall painting in the Dessau theater
- Wall medallion Abduction of Europe in the tea room of the Berlin City Palace (room designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel )
Illustrations
- In: Robert Reinick: Songs of a painter with drawings by his friends. 1836-1852.
- Songs by a painter with drawings by his friends on the margins. Schulgen-Bettendorff, Düsseldorf 1838. (Colored folder edition. Digitized edition of the University and State Library of Düsseldorf )
- Songs by a painter with drawings by his friends on the margins. Schulgen-Bettendorff, Düsseldorf 1838. ( Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf )
- Songs by a painter with drawings by his friends on the margins. Buddeus, Düsseldorf between 1839 and 1846. ( Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf )
- Songs by a painter with drawings by his friends on the margins. Vogel, Leipzig approx. 1852. ( Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf )
- In: The Nibelungs. Translated into prose, introduced and explained by Johannes Scherr. Wigand, Leipzig 1860. ( Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf )
See also
literature
- Hermann Arthur Lier: Stilke, Hermann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, p. 239 f.
Web link
Individual evidence
- ^ Artists of the Düsseldorf School of Painting (selection, status: November 2016): Stilke, Hermann; from 1821 Peter von Cornelius Art Academy; from 1833 Wilhelm von Schadow Art Academy; 1839-1843 Art Academy Teacher Training / Stilke (née Peipers), Hermine; Private lessons (PU) Hermann Stilke. (PDF) , from smkp.de, accessed on May 20, 2017
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin tombs . Haude & Spener, Berlin 2006. p. 309.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stilke, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stilke, Anton Hermann (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1860 |
| Place of death | Berlin |