Ludwig von Hofmann-Zeitz
Ludwig von Hofmann-Zeitz (born November 11, 1832 in Zeitz as Ludwig Hofmann; † September 28, 1895 in Heidelberg ) was a German painter . He added Zeitz , the town of birth, to his last name .
Ludwig Hofmann began his drawing lessons with Gustav Jäger at the Leipzig Academy in 1847 . In 1862 he came to Munich and became a pupil in the "Componir School" with Moritz von Schwind .
He was mainly concerned with genre painting , but was also active as a book illustrator, among other things he created eight sheets for Goethe's Hermann and Dorothea (Bruckmann Verlag Munich). On behalf of King Ludwig II , he designed a ceiling painting for Linderhof Palace . He was raised to the nobility by the Wittelsbachers . In 1865 he created the picture “Auf Hohe Alpe”, several copies of which have been passed down (one in the Darmstadt Museum).
In 1887 Ludwig von Hofmann-Zeitz came to Darmstadt , where he became inspector of the Grand Ducal Gallery .
literature
- Hofmann-Zeitz, Ludwig . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 17 : Heubel – Hubard . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1924.
- Hofmann, Ludwig, called Hofmann-Zeitz. In: Friedrich von Boetticher: painter works of the 19th century. Contribution to art history. Volume 1/2, sheets 31–61: Heideck – Mayer, Louis. Ms. v. Boetticher's Verlag, Dresden 1895, p. 558 ( archive.org ).
- Christoph Dautermann: Enthusiasm for the Alps as reflected in 19th century painting, Imhof-Verlag Petersberg 2016, p. 109.
Web links
- Ludwig Hofmann. Data sheet in the portal rkd.nl ( Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie )
Individual evidence
- ↑ 01843 Ludwig Hofmann. In: Matriculation Book 1841–1884 (accessed March 18, 2016).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofmann-Zeitz, Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ludwig Hofmann (birth name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Time |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1895 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |