Max von Menz
Max von Menz (born September 1, 1824 in Wasserburg , † May 3, 1895 in Munich ) was a German history and genre painter.
Born as the son of the police director Karl von Menz, Max von Menz attended Latin and grammar school, where the drawing teacher Franz Dahmen († 1865) discovered his talent.
From November 2, 1842, Max von Menz studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich with Hermann Anschütz , Heinrich Maria von Hess , Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld and Philipp von Foltz .
As a student, Menz painted a series of pictures on the “History of Noah” by August Kopisch (“When Noah was out of the box”). Then Menz devoted himself to the traditional themes of history painting: the Old Testament and the history of Bavaria.
At the initiative of General Karl Spruner von Merz , Menz took part in the execution of frescoes in the gallery of the Bavarian National Museum.
He created eight winged altar paintings for the Frauenkirche in Munich with scenes from the lives of Saints Korbinian and Benno von Meißen . He also illustrated the works of Ludwig Uhland .
In February 1872 his foot was amputated and later he lost his eyesight.
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : Menz, Max von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, pp. 319-321.
- Menz, Max von . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 24 : Mandere – Möhl . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1930.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Menz, Max von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Menz, Maximilian von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German history and genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moated castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1895 |
| Place of death | Munich |