Julius von Leypold
Carl Julius von Leypold (* 24. June 1806 in Dresden , † 31 December 1874 in Niederlößnitz ) was a German landscape painter of romanticism .
Life
Von Leypold studied landscape painting with Johan Christian Clausen Dahl at the Dresden Art Academy between 1820 and 1829 . From 1826 onwards, Caspar David Friedrich influenced his choice of subjects and painting style . His landscapes are characterized by "a painterly, but at the same time sharp-brushed style, in which high painting culture is combined with Biedermeier objectivity."
On March 5, 1857 he became an honorary member of the Dresden Art Academy.
Works (selection)
- City gate in Grossenhain
- City wall of Halle
- The Albrechtsburg in Meissen with the immediate vicinity
- The castle ruins in the snow
Watercolors
- Ruin in winter
- Ruins of a castle
Castle ruins in the snow
The Albrechtsburg in Meissen
Village view in winter
literature
- Leypold, Karl Julius von. In: Friedrich von Boetticher: painter works of the 19th century. Contribution to art history. Volume 1/2, sheets 31–61: Heideck – Mayer, Louis. Ms. v. Boetticher's Verlag, Dresden 1895, pp. 860-861 ( archive.org ).
- Leypold, Julius of . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 23 : Leitenstorfer – Mander . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1929, p. 174 .
- Neidhardt: The painting of the romantic in Dresden. EA Seemann, Leipzig 1976.
Web links
Commons : Julius von Leypold - Collection of Images
- Metropolitan Museum of Art : Wanderer in the Storm 1835 (English, description, provenance)
- State Art Collections Dresden : Leypold, Carl Julius von (works)
Individual evidence
- ^ Neidhardt: The painting of the romantic in Dresden. EA Seemann, Leipzig 1976, p. 186.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leypold, Julius of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leypold, Carl Julius von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1874 |
| Place of death | Niederloessnitz |