Robert von Langer (painter)
Robert von Langer (born March 9, 1783 in Düsseldorf , † October 6, 1846 in Haidhausen ) was a German painter .
Robert von Langer, son of Johann Peter von Langer and his pupil, visited Paris and Italy with his father , became professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in 1806 , held the post of general secretary of the academy from 1820 and became director of the royal cabinet of hand drawings, 1841 central gallery director. He died on October 6, 1846 in his country house in Haidhausen.
Works (selection)
- a cycle of pen drawings for Dante's Divina Commedia ;
- a cycle of 8 pictures in the church of the general hospital in Munich, depicting the seven works of mercy, at the altar Christ healing the blind and the lame;
- a descent from the cross in the Frauenkirche in Munich ;
- Francis of Assisi in the Franciscan Church there.
Like his father, he was under the spell of misunderstood classical traditions, but many of his compositions do not lack ideal beauty and purity of drawing.
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : Langer, Robert von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 679 f.
- Frank Büttner: Ancient Heroes in Munich Classicism. Robert von Langer's frescoes in the Economics Library . In: Insights. Research at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . Vol. 1999, No. 2, pp. 34-52.
- Langer, Robert von . In: Friedrich von Boetticher : painter works of the nineteenth century. Contribution to art history . Volume I, Dresden 1895, p. 808.
- Langer, Robert von . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 10, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 503.
- Nina Struckmeyer: Langer, Joseph Robert von , in: Bénédicte Savoy, France Nerlich (Hrsg.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital . Volume 1: 1793–1843, de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2013, pp. 167–169.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Langer, Robert von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1783 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1846 |
| Place of death | Haidhausen |