Ludwig Vogel
Ludwig Vogel (born July 10, 1788 in Zurich ; † August 21, 1879 there ; full name: Georg Ludwig Vogel ) was a Swiss painter .
Vogel learned the trade of confectioner and initially only painted in his spare time. From 1808 he studied at the Vienna Art Academy , but found the course unsatisfactory.
He therefore migrated to Rome in 1810, where he joined Bertel Thorvaldsen , Joseph Anton Koch and Peter von Cornelius . This is where his first larger picture was taken: the return of the Swiss from the battle of Morgarten . After staying in Florence for a while, he returned home and carried out a series of depictions from popular life and the history of Switzerland there until the mid-1860s, which were said to have a happy composition and a dramatic life boasted. One of the most famous is the 1307 Swiss Confederation, engraved by Carl Arnold Gonzenbach .
Vogel was a sponsor of the Swiss history painter Johann Caspar Bosshardt , who entered the painting class of Theodor Hildebrandt with his recommendation at the Düsseldorf Art Academy .
literature
- Carl Brun : Vogel, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 40, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, pp. 116-120.
Web links
- Marc Fehlmann: Vogel, Ludwig (Georg Ludwig). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Regine Helbling: Vogel, Ludwig. In: Sikart
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vogel, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vogel, Georg Ludwig (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1788 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1879 |
| Place of death | Zurich |