Max von Chézy
Max von Chézy (born January 25, 1808 as Maximilian Anton Théodor de Chézy in Paris , † December 14, 1846 in Heidelberg ) was a German painter.
Life
He was the second eldest son of the French orientalist Antoine-Léonard de Chézy (1773-1832) and the librettist Helmina von Chézy , née. von Klenke (1783-1856).
Like his older brother Wilhelm , he also attended the Protestant high school for the Holy Cross in Dresden . He studied painting in Dresden with Ferdinand Hartmann and also with Karl Wilhelm Wach . Further study locations were the academy in Vienna and Munich. In Paris around 1830 his father had him teach with the painter Louis Hersent (1777-1860). In March 1831 he lived in Munich, in autumn 1831 Max moved to Baden-Baden with his brother. In 1836 he stayed in Ischl. He later settled in Munich. In the years 1841 and 1842 he stayed at the Düsseldorf Art Academy .
Works
For his friend Anton Ritter von Spaun, Chézy (together with Johann Fischbach ) painted watercolors of traditional Austrian costumes that were worn by Emperor Franz I for entertainment at a folk festival in October 1833 .
References to individual works can be found in the literature, e.g. B. in his mother's memoir:
- Portrait of Franz Schubert , knee, oil painting (unfinished)
- Copy of the "Bride Show" by Jean-Baptiste Greuze (unfinished, approx. 1830)
- Portrait of the opera singer Agnes Schebest (1813–1869)
- several drawings by the Austrian politician Mathias Constantin Capello Graf von Wickenburg (1794–1880)
- Lithograph by the Linz poet Joseph Kenner (1794–1868)
literature
- Nina Struckmeyer: Chézy, Max (Maximilian) von . In: Savoy, Bénédicte and Nerlich, France (eds.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital. Volume 1: 1793–1843 , Berlin / Boston 2013, p. 47.
- Exhibition catalog 1829–1849 of the Kunsthalle Bremen .
- Hermann Ubell : On the old costumes from the Salzkammergut by Max Chézy . In: Heimatgaue. Journal for Upper Austrian history, regional and folklore. Edited by Dr. Adalbert Depiny . 1st year, Linz 1919/1920, 1st issue, p. 64, online (PDF; 500 kB) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
- Konrad Mautner : The traditional costumes of Max Chézy. In: Heimatgaue. 1st year, Linz 1919/1920, 3rd and 4th issues , p. 208, online (PDF; 600 kB) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
- Hyacinth Holland : Chézy, Wilhelmine von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, pp. 119-122. (Side entry - described by his mother).
- Chézy, Max . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 6 : Carlini-Cioci . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1912, p. 480 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Willy Richter: The register of the Kreuzschule: Gymnasium zum Heiligen Kreuz in Dresden , parts 1–3, 1967, page 20 ( excerpt ).
- ↑ Helmina von Chézy: Unforgotten. Leipzig 1858, pages 210, 270.
- ↑ Helmina von Chézy: Unforgotten. Leipzig 1858, page 271.
- ↑ Helmina von Chézy: Unforgotten. Leipzig 1858, page 356.
- ↑ Helmina von Chézy: Unforgotten. Leipzig 1858, page 386.
- ↑ Helmina von Chézy: Unforgotten. Leipzig 1858, page 42.
- ↑ Caroline Pichler, Emil Karl Blümml: Memories from my life , Volume 922, 1914, page 515 ( excerpt ).
- ^ Schubert exhibition of the imperial capital and residence city of Vienna . Künstlerhaus, Vienna 1897, p. 53, digitized .
- ↑ Helmina von Chézy: Unforgotten. Leipzig 1858, page 271.
- ↑ Helmina von Chézy: Unforgotten. Leipzig 1858, page 371.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chézy, Max von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chézy, Maximilian Anton Théodor de (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1846 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |