Ludwig Mayer (painter)
Ludwig Mayer (born July 7, 1834 in Kaniów Stary , † February 16, 1917 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter.
Career
Mayer studied with Leopold Kupelwieser and Carl Rahl at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna . He completed his training in Venice , where in 1862 he painted the high altar paintings “Saint Martin” and “Christ with Lazarus” for the parish church of Aspern . From 1861 he was a member of the Künstlerhaus . Travels took him through Germany and Belgium as well as to Dresden and Paris . He lived in Rome for two years .
Mayer painted frescoes in the Brigittakirche . His main work in Vienna are the frescoes created in 1885 with depictions of Viennese and Austrian history in the municipal council meeting room of the New Town Hall .
Ludwig Mayer died in Vienna 4 , Prinz-Eugen-Straße 52 and was buried in the Perchtoldsdorf cemetery .
Works (selection)
- 1859: "Johannes Nepomuk", parish church in Saalfelden , Salzburg
- 1862: "Saint Martin as a Roman captain" on the high altar of the parish church of Aspern
- 1862: "Christ with Lazarus" on the high altar of the parish church Aspern
- around 1864: "Jerusalem after the death of Christ", cardboard, gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- around 1864: “The Samaritan Woman”, oil, Austrian Gallery Belvedere
- around 1871: "Judas", oil, Austrian Gallery Belvedere
- 1885: Frescoes in the council meeting room of the New Town Hall, Vienna
- around 1888: “Pietà”, oil, Brigittakirche, Vienna
- Design for aisle window, Votive Church (Vienna)
Awards
- 1864: Reichel Prize
- 1871: Reichel Prize
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Mayer, Ludwig . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 18th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1868, p. 160 ( digital copy ).
- Schmidt: Mayer, Ludwig (1834–1917), painter. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 437 f. (Direct links on p. 437 , p. 438 ).
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Mayer, Ludwig. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 4, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-218-00546-9 , p. 219 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Ludwig Mayer in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
Individual evidence
- ^ Ludwig Mayer in the online edition of the Austrian Biographical Lexicon , accessed on March 7, 2016
- ^ Ludwig Mayer in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mayer, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaniów Stary |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1917 |
| Place of death | Vienna |