Julius von Blaas

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Julius von Blaas , portrayed by his father Karl von Blaas, 1876
Night scene , 1913
Horse market , 1917

Julius von Blaas (born August 22, 1845 in Albano Laziale near Rome , † August 1, 1922 in Bad Hall ) was an Italian - Austrian painter of history , animals , genres and battles .

Life

Julius began his artistic training under his father, the history painter Karl von Blaas , went on study trips to Florence and Rome and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna , where he later taught himself as a professor . He received numerous official commissions from the Viennese court. He painted some equestrian portraits of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth as well as other members of the high nobility . In 1888 he was awarded the Archduke Carl Ludwig Medal, and from 1869 he was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus .

Honorary grave in the Vienna Central Cemetery

Julius von Blaas was a naturalist and, in addition to portraits, also painted genre scenes from popular life. His history pictures and portraits are also historical documents of Imperial Austria at that time. A year after his death, the Vienna Künstlerhaus dedicated a memorial exhibition to him. Many of his works are now in private hands and are often offered at auctions. Other works can be found in state collections such as the Austrian Belvedere Gallery and the Army History Museum .

Julius von Blaas was buried in an honorary grave in the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 15 H, Row 1, No. 12).

His son Karl Theodor von Blaas also devoted himself to portrait painting.

Works (excerpt)

literature

  • Blaas Julius of. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 90 f. (Direct links on p. 90 , p. 91 ).
  • Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian Painters of the 19th Century , Vienna 1973, Volume 1, p. 38.
  • Cooperative of Visual Artists Vienna: Julius Blaas Memorial Exhibition , Vienna 1923

Web links

Commons : Julius von Blaas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian Painters of the 19th Century, Vienna 1973, Volume 1, p. 38.
  2. ^ Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters of the 19th century, Vienna 1978, supplementary volume 1, p. 60.
  3. ↑ 150 Years of Painting: Artist Dynasty Blaas - Dorotheum Auction on September 24th 2011 in Tannenmühle Castle (Lower Austria): 732 works of art by the von Blaas painters. In: Dorotheum. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013 ; Retrieved April 6, 2016 .
  4. ↑ on books.google.at , accessed on November 29, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Blaas, Julius of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Albano Laziale
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1922
Place of death Bad Hall