Karl Gsellhofer
Portrait of Emperor Franz I (1815), HGM
Karl Gsellhofer (also Carl Gselhofer , born October 28, 1779 in Vienna , † May 17, 1858 ibid) was an Austrian painter .
Life
Karl Gsellhofer studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Heinrich Friedrich Füger and subsequently became a chamber painter for Archduke Ludwig of Austria .
As Hubert Maurer's successor , he headed the chair for historical elementary drawing at the Vienna Academy from 1819 to 1851 . Among his students were Josef Lavos and Carl Goenel .
Following Füger's advice, Gsellhofer first dealt with miniature painting , later also devoting himself to history and landscape painting . In aristocratic circles and the bourgeoisie, Gsellhofer was particularly popular as a portrait painter .
Works (selection)
- Portrait of Emperor Franz I of Austria , 1815, oil on canvas, 165 × 120 cm, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna
literature
- Gsellhofer, Karl. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 98.
- Gsellhofer, Carl . In: Ulrich Thieme , Fred. C. Willis (Ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 15 : Gresse – Hanselmann . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1922, p. 159–160 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
Web links
Commons : Karl Gsellhofer - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Carl Gsellhofer in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
Individual evidence
- ↑ on belvedere.at , accessed on November 9, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gsellhofer, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gsellhofer, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1779 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 1858 |
| Place of death | Vienna |