Ludwig Rosenfelder
Karl Ludwig Rosenfelder (born July 18, 1813 in Breslau , Province of Silesia , † April 18, 1881 in Königsberg i. Pr. ) Was a German history painter .
Life
At the request of his parents, Rosenfelder was supposed to learn the watchmaking trade; but then he attended the Prussian Academy of the Arts from 1832 to 1836 and was a student of Wilhelm Hensel and Wilhelm Ternite . After he started with a “Narcissus who looks at his reflection in the water” and “ Rienzi in the prison at Avignon ”, which were bought by the city of Gdansk.
He was commissioned by the Danzig Art Association to paint "The liberation of the Danzig reformer Pancratius Klein from the hands of the bishops". After the exhibition of this painting he was made a full member of the Royal Prussian Academy of the Arts . The Berlin Artists Association was founded in his studio in 1841 . In 1845 he became director of the Königsberg Art Academy . He held this office until 1874.
Ludwig Rosenfelder painted numerous religious and historical paintings. People and themes Joachim II (Brandenburg) , Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba , the Marienburg Order Castle , the German Order and - as murals in the auditorium of the Königsberg University - theology and medicine.
Honors
- Dr. phil. hc of the Albertus University Königsberg (1871)
Works
- Narcissus
- Rienzi in Avignon prison
- Elector Joachim II at Alba's banquet
- The Teutonic Order takes possession of the Marienburg Order Castle
- Prayers at the coffin of Heinrich IV. (Historical Museum of the Palatinate, Speyer, inventory no. HMP_2006_032),
- Electress Elisabeth von Brandenburg surprised at the Last Supper
- Christ on the cross between Mary and Johannes ( Rastenburg Church )
Illustrations
- In: Album of German Poets. With 36 original drawings by German artists, as: A. v. Schroeter, JB Sonderland, Theod. Hosemann, A. Menzel, v. Kloeber, F. Holbein, Rosenfelder etc. Berlin: Hofmann, 1848. - Digitized edition of the University and State Library in Düsseldorf
literature
- Lionel von Donop : Rosenfelder, Karl Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 29, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, pp. 207-209.
- Heinrich IV. - emperor, fighter, banned - ruler figure between imperial crown and penitent garb . Exhibition catalog, Speyer 2006/2007.
Web links
- Rosenfelder, Ludwig or Karl Ludwig Julius . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online (subscription access, free preview ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Association of Berlin Artists, founded May 19, 1841. Festschrift to celebrate its 50th anniversary, May 19, 1891. Ruthardt, Berlin 1891, p. 15
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rosenfelder, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rosenfelder, Karl Ludwig (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw , Province of Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1881 |
| Place of death | Koenigsberg i. Pr. |