Julius Victor Berger
Julius Victor Berger (born July 20, 1850 in Neutitschein , Moravia , † November 17, 1902 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter who is best known for his genre painting and portraits .
Life
Julius Victor Berger was a son of the painter Ignaz Johann Berger . He entered the Vienna Art Academy at the age of 14 . In 1874 he was granted a travel grant that allowed him to study art in Rome for three years . After returning to Vienna, he shared the apartment for a short time with his painter colleague Emil Jakob Schindler and his wife Anna Sofie née Bergen. During a cure for Schindler, Berger began a relationship with his wife Anna, which resulted in a child. She was the half-sister of Alma Mahler-Werfel .
In 1881 Julius Victor Berger became professor for decorative painting at the Vienna School of Applied Arts . In 1887 a professorship at the Vienna Art Academy followed. Hans Makart was one of his friends .
Berger's main work is the large ceiling painting in Hall XIX of the Kunsthistorisches Museum , Vienna.
He rests in a grave of honor in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 14 A, number 8).
literature
- W. Schram: Berger, Julius Victor . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 3 : Bassano – Bickham . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1909, p. 397–398 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
- Berger Julius Viktor from. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 72.
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berger, Julius Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nový Jičín |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th November 1902 |
| Place of death | Vienna |