Rudolf Müller (history painter)
Rudolf Josef Müller (born December 28, 1816 in Reichenberg , Northern Bohemia ; † March 6, 1904 there ) was a Bohemian history painter , art writer and drawing teacher .
Life
Born in Reichenberg, Rudolf Müller, son of a cloth maker , studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague , in 1835 he switched to his sponsor Joseph von Führich at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna . Rudolf Müller then continued his education on study trips to Italy , Munich and Dresden . In 1838 he moved to Prague, where he took up a position as a proofreader at the art academy, and from 1846 he worked as a freelance history and portrait painter . In 1872 Müller accepted a position as a drawing teacher at the state middle school in Reichenberg. In addition, in Reichenberg he was committed to promoting industrial and craft development. In his function as a member of a kk central commission, Müller also campaigned for the preservation of art and monuments . Rudolf Müller died in March 1904 at the age of 87 in his home town of Reichenberg.
The artistic work of Müller, influenced by Peter von Cornelius , was initially committed to romantic historicism . In the later phase it approached realism , which was particularly evident in portraiture. Müller's work includes numerous altar paintings in the Salzburg Cathedral (including the high altar painting The Resurrection of Christ , 1859) as well as several portraits of Emperor Franz Joseph . Rudolf Müller also wrote around 80 biographies on German artists in Bohemia for the biographical reference work Die Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie .
Works (selection)
- Saint Johannes Nepomuk , high altar painting, Frauenberg Church, 1846
- Saint Aloisius and Saint Veronica , Tayn Church Prague, 1854
- Resurrection of Christ, high altar picture, Salzburg Cathedral, 1859
- Charles IV during the construction of the hunger wall in Prague, Albertina Graphic Collection, Vienna, 1862
literature
- J. Butzke: Müller Rudolf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 426.
- Sudeten German Archive (Munich): Releases from the Sudeten German Archive for the local press in consultation with the Federal Executive of the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft. Issues 82–85, Sudetendeutsches Archiv, Munich 1986, p. 62.
- Felix Bornemann: Arts and Crafts in South Moravia. South Moravian Landscape Council, Geislingen / Steige 1990, ISBN 3-9274-9813-0 . P. 129.
- Walther Killy , Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . Volume 7, KG Saur Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-5982-3163-6 , p. 281.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Rudolf Müller (history painter) in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Rudolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Müller, Rudolf Josef (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian history painter, art writer and drawing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liberec , North Bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1904 |
| Place of death | Liberec , North Bohemia |