Ludwig von Kurz zum Thurn and Goldenstein
Ludwig von Kurz zum Thurn and Goldenstein (born October 7, 1850 in Laibach , Duchy of Krain , † March 11, 1939 in Graz , Styria ) was an Austrian painter.
Life
Ludwig von Kurz was born as the son of the academic history painter Franz Seraphin Maximilian Sebastian Ritter von Kurz zum Thurn und Goldenstein and his wife Theresia. In 1867 the family moved from Laibach to Graz. The father promoted his son's artistic interest and first gave him lessons. Then he attended the Landscape Drawing Academy in Graz, which was headed from 1840 by the Nazarene Joseph Ernst Tunner , who taught Ludwig von Kurz from October 1867 to July 1870. Ludwig von Kurz made friends at the drawing academy with Hermann von Königsbrunn , who was responsible for landscape painting. At the Academy’s exhibition in 1870, Ludwig von Kurz took first place in oil painting, in copying according to antiquity and in historical paintings and nature drawing.
Works
- 1895: Image of the founding of the Servite order in the parish church of the Assumption of Mary in Frohnleiten
- 1900: Side altar paintings in the branch church of St. Michael in Voitsberg
- 1914: Design of the stained glass in the choir of the parish church of Bruck an der Mur
- 1914/15: Design of the stained glass, carried out by F. Koller, in the parish church of St. Nikolaus in Wundschuh, there the essay group Holy Trinity and the free-standing tabernacle, executed by Peter Neuböck and Bartholomäus Gorendscheck.
- 1919/20: Draft of the fresco decoration of the parish church of St. Jakob the Elder in Ilz
- 1920: Design of the Marian column next to the parish church in Grafendorf near Hartberg
- 1925: High altar picture in the parish church of St. Katharina in Ligist and draft of the wall painting, executed in 1929 by Franz Mikschowsky
- 1931: Restoration of the frescoes in the choir by Josef Adam Mölck in the
- 1931: Design of the frescoes on the fron arch in the parish church of St. Margarethen an der Raab
- 1931: High altar picture in the parish church in St. Peter am Ottersbach
- Draft of the vault painting, carried out in 1934 by Franz Mikschowsky, in the parish church of St. Jakobus the Elder in Nestelbach near Graz
- Redesign of the high altar in the parish and pilgrimage church of the Assumption in Heilbrunn
- Frescoes on the side altars based on the Gothic pattern from 1895 in the parish church in Sankt Radegund near Graz
- Pictures in the parish church Herz Jesu in Selzthal
literature
- Dehio Steiermark (excluding Graz) 1982 , works according to the artist directory, page 633.
Web links
- Margarete Payer: Short biography of Ludwig von Kurz Literature and cultural history handbook of 19th century Styria, online June 2011
Individual evidence
- ^ Message from the academy management in the Grazer Tagespost, July 31, 1870
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Briefly about Thurn and Goldenstein, Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | In short, Ludwig von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ljubljana , Slovenia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1939 |
| Place of death | Graz , Styria |