Jaroslav Věšín
Jaroslav František Věšín (Bulgarian Ярослав Вешин; born May 23, 1860 in Vrané , Austria-Hungary , † May 9, 1915 in Sofia ) was a Czech painter.
Life
Věšín studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague from 1876 to 1880 . There was Jan Swerts his teacher. In 1883 he completed his studies at the Munich Art Academy under Carl Theodor von Piloty . After 1884 he worked in Slovakia until he returned to Munich in 1890.
In 1897 he moved to Sofia and taught at the local painting school. In Bulgaria he was one of the founders of Bulgarian landscape painting; The first hunting scenes in Bulgarian painting can also be traced back to him. In many of his works he also devoted himself to depicting rural life in Bulgaria.
As court painter to the Bulgarian Prince Ferdinand and official painter of the Bulgarian army, he also painted numerous military motifs such as army exercises, battles, etc.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Věšín Jaroslav (1859–1915) , short biography of Galerie Kroupa, online at: galeriekroupa.cz / ...
- ↑ Jaroslav Věšín , brief information from the Czech Center in Sofia about an exhibition, online at: sofia.czechcentres.cz / ...
literature
- Vešin, Jaroslav František . In: Taschenlexikon Bulgaria , Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1983, page 197 f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Věšín, Jaroslav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Věšín, Jaroslav František (full name); Weschin, Jaroslaw Frantischek (German); Вешин, Ярослав (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wran |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1915 |
| Place of death | Sofia |