Leopold Till
Leopold Till (born December 8, 1830 in Vienna ; † July 10, 1893 there ) was an Austrian history and genre painter.
Born as the son of the painter Johann Till the Elder (1800-1889), brother of the painter Johann Till the Younger (1827-1894), Leopold Till first learned the painting trade from his father, continued his training 1844-1847 and 1849-1858 at the Vienna Art Academy continued with Joseph von Führich , 1852–1858 he attended Leopold Kupelwieser's master class .
In 1852 he showed his first work "Emperor Rudolph von Habsburg in the Battle of Murten (1283) in mortal danger" at the Austrian Art Association. A few years later, Till devoted himself to depicting children at play.
Web links
Commons : Leopold Till - collection of images, videos and audio files
- W. Telesko: Till Leopold. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 14, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2012–, ISBN 978-3-7001-7312-0 , p. 345 f. (Direct links on p. 345 , p. 346 ).
- W., K .: Till, Leopold . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 38, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, p. 303.
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| SURNAME | Till, Leopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian history and genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1893 |
| Place of death | Vienna |