Ludwig Neelmeyer
Title page of Ludwig Neelmeyer's and Peter Herwegen's memories of South Tyrol from around 1870, with motifs from the Bolzano and Merano area
Ludwig Neelmeyer (* 27. January 1814 in Osnabrück ; † 12. March 1870 in Gries in Bolzano ( South Tyrol )) was a painter of romanticism .
The main motifs of his work were landscapes, which he both drew and painted in oil. Trained in Munich, Neelmeyer initially worked in Milan , a. a. as art teacher for the children of Archduke Rainer . When he moved his residence to Bozen in 1848 , Neelmeyer followed him and worked there until he went blind at the age of 40.
Pictures by Neelmeyer hang, for example, in the Bolzano Municipal Museum and in the Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck .
Works (selection)
- View over wide meadows to Schledorf Abbey on the Kochelsee, 1840
- Sigmundskron Castle on the Adige River in South Tyrol, 1849
- Alpine lake with chalet and goatherd, 1850
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : Neelmeyer, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, p. 364 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neelmeyer, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osnabrück |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1870 |
| Place of death | Gries near Bozen , ( South Tyrol ) |