Friedrich Ludwig von Maydell
Friedrich Ludwig von Maydell (born November 29 . Jul / 10. December 1795 greg. In Teenuse , † September 6 jul. / 18th September 1846 greg. In Tallinn ) was a Baltic German painter, graphic artist and sculptor. He is considered one of the most important representatives of Romanticism in the Baltic States and a pioneer of xylography in Estonia .
Life
Friedrich Ludwig von Maydell was born at the end of 1795 on the estate of the noble Baltic German family Maydell in Teenuse (German Stenhusen ), forty kilometers southeast of Haapsalu ( Hapsal ). From 1812 to 1820 he served in the Imperial Russian Army . In 1813/1814 he fought in the war against Napoleon . He took part in the conquest of Paris by the Allied troops.
From 1820, von Maydell studied drawing with the famous Baltic German painter Karl August Senff (1770–1838) at the Livonian University of Dorpat in addition to studying law . In 1822 he gave up his studies in law in order to devote himself entirely to art. From 1822 to 1827 he continued his education in Germany ( Berlin , Dresden , Stuttgart ) and Italy . In Rome , his encounters with the Nazarenes had a great influence on his artistic work. Here he became a close friend of Ludwig Richter .
In 1827 von Maydell returned to his Baltic homeland. From 1829, von Maydell lived and worked as a freelance artist in Tartu. There he founded a woodcutting workshop in 1835 , the first in the entire Russian Empire. He was an active member of the Estonian Scholarly Society .
Friedrich Ludwig von Maydell is buried in the cemetery of Kullamaa ( Goldenbeck ).
plant
Friedrich Ludwig von Maydell became known to a larger audience primarily through his book illustrations. These include works on the Song of Solomon and the works of Pushkin and de la Motte Fouqués . In addition, von Maydell illustrated the collection of Estonian folk tales by Friedrich Robert Faehlmann and Estonian calendar literature. For the work Fifty Pictures from the History of the German Baltic Sea Provinces of Russia , which appeared in two issues in 1839 and 1842, he contributed 22 works.
Von Maydell also created altar paintings for the churches of Saarde (1835), Rūjiena (1837), Kõpu and Põlva (1845) as well as various portrait busts. He was largely responsible for the planning of the neo-Gothic interior of the Olaikirche ( Oleviste kirik ) of Tallinn ( Reval ), in particular the altar, church doors and pulpit. He also created the plans for the grave chapel of the German Baltic von Grünewaldt family on the Esna estate ( Orrisaar ). In addition, he published textbooks for the art of drawing.
literature
- Leopold von Pezold : Maydell, Friedrich Ludwig von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 84-86.
- L. v. Kügelgen: Maydell, Ludwig (Friedrich L.) in: Thieme-Becker : General Lexicon of Visual Artists , Volume 24, Leipzig 1930, p. 293
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Friedrich Ludwig von Maydell. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Short biography (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Indrek Rohtmets: Kultuurilooline Eestimaa. Tallinn 2004 ( ISBN 9985-3-0882-4 ), p. 99f.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.tournet.lv/page.php?id=1438
- ↑ http://www.teelistekirikud.ekn.ee/2012/de_kirik.php?id=194&mk=Viljandimaa
- ↑ Eesti elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 284
- ↑ Ivar Sakk: Eesti mõisad. Rice yuht. Tallinn 2002 ( ISBN 9985-78-574-6 ), p. 97
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maydell, Friedrich Ludwig von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baltic German painter, graphic artist and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1795 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teenuse |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1846 |
| Place of death | Tallinn |