Michael Rieser
Emperor Franz Joseph at a young age, portrayed by Michael Rieser , 1855
Michael Rieser (born September 5, 1828 in Schlitters , Tyrol ; † November 9, 1905 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter.
He studied at the Danzig Art School and then from 1848 to 1850 at the Academy in Munich with Christian Ruben . From 1861 he was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus.
After a long stay in Rome (1861–1864) he returned to Vienna, where he worked from 1868 to 1888 as a professor at the kk Kunstgewerbeschule of the kk Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie . Well-known painters such as Gustav Klimt and Franz von Matsch were among his students .
Works
- four altarpieces for the church in the Bohemian Kladrub (on behalf of Prince Alois von Liechtenstein )
- Altarpiece of Saint Anne for the parish church in Schlitters
- Altarpiece "The Holy Family" for the hospital church in Trier
- 1880: Mosaic in the high altar of the Schottenkirche in Vienna
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Rieser, Michael . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 9th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 148 f. ( Digitized version ).
- W. Kitlitschka : Rieser Michael. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 158.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ulrich Raphael Firsching, Kunstmarkt.com , accessed December 7, 2007
- ↑ Portrait on the website of the Kunsthistorisches Museum ( Memento from February 23, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), accessed December 7, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rieser, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schlitters , Tyrol |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1905 |
| Place of death | Vienna |