Philipp Sporrer
Philipp Sporrer (born May 1, 1829 in Murnau am Staffelsee , † July 30, 1899 in Munich ) was a German history and genre painter .
Philipp Sporrer studied from December 2, 1844 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Philipp von Foltz , and later briefly with Moritz von Schwind .
In addition to numerous oil paintings, Philipp Sporrer created some fresco wall paintings, including a. in the Bavarian National Museum , also illustrated some books, such as B. “The Baron von Münchhausen's wonderful journeys and adventures on water and on land” and “Pictures of German folk and favorite songs”, as well as “Stories from the Munich truce”. Many of his works appeared in the " Gartenlaube ".
Sporrer taught freehand drawing at the Munich Polytechnic and was appointed full professor in 1877.
In 1897 an exhibition of Sporfer's works of all kinds from his entire creative period was held in Munich.
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : Sporrer, Philipp . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 54, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1908, pp. 419-421.
- Ulrike Eichler: Münchener Bilderbogen , Upper Bavarian Archive, 1974, vol. 19, p. 91
Web links
- 00312 Philipp Sporrer, register book 1841–1884 , Academy of Fine Arts Munich. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
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| SURNAME | Sporrer, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1829 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Murnau am Staffelsee |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1899 |
| Place of death | Munich |