Leopold Löffler
Leopold Löffler (born October 27, 1827 in Rzeszów ; † February 6, 1898 in Kraków ; also Leopold Edler von Löffler-Radymno , Leopold Loeffler ) was a Polish painter. He was best known for patriotic, historical paintings from Polish history as well as genre paintings .
Löffler was born in Rzeszów in 1827 as the son of a civil servant. From 1832 he spent the summers with his uncle Philipp Löffler, who was mayor of Radymno . From 1845 Löffler studied at the Vienna Court Academy with Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller , among others , and from 1856 in Munich. After that he lived in Vienna, from 1877 he was professor at the art school in Cracow .
gallery
Musician in his room, oil on canvas, 1857
Portrait of a woman, oil on canvas, 1851
The Bride, oil on canvas, 1852
The death of Czarniecki, oil on canvas 1860
literature
- Jodłowska: Löffler Leopold. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 272.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Löffler, Leopold . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 15th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1866, pp. 384–386 ( digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Löffler, Leopold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Löffler-Radymno, Leopold Edler von (full name); Loeffler, Leopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rzeszów |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1898 |
| Place of death | Krakow |