Severin Benz
Severin Benz (born March 14, 1834 in Marbach , Canton of St. Gallen , † November 2, 1898 in Munich ) was a Swiss church and portrait painter as well as a draftsman and watercolorist .
Life
Severin Benz was trained as an art locksmith in Feldkirch since 1850. In 1853 he moved to Munich and took drawing lessons at the Polytechnic . From May 7, 1854 to 1865 he studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich , under Hermann Anschütz and from 1857 under Karl von Piloty . As a student, Benz painted his first altarpieces from 1859. After completing his studies, he stayed in Munich.
In 1866 he married Amalie Stecher, who died in 1868. In 1873 he married the widow Carolina Fässler-Stoffel and in 1874 became the father of their son Leo.
In 1873 he visited Italy . He spent the summer months in Switzerland and the Bavarian Inn Valley . During visits to his home canton of St. Gallen , Benz collected orders for altarpieces and portraits. He mainly dealt with religious issues. He created around 30 altar and devotional pictures.
His early works show influences from the Nazarenes and the Piloty School, after 1870 he was influenced by Anselm Feuerbach . In addition to oil paintings and watercolors, Benz created frescos, a. a. in the west wing of the Maximilianeum . On the fringes of his work, Benz painted landscapes and still lifes. His resurrection (1863) served as a template for a steel engraving by Heinrich Merz .
Works
- 1874: Madonna fresco at Villa Bayer (Berchtesgaden)
literature
- Georg Kaspar Nagler , Julius Meyer : General Artist Lexicon Volume 3, 1885, p. 565.
- Anton Bettelheim : Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog 1899, p. 119.
- Hyacinth Holland : Benz, Severin . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 46, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1902, p. 364.
- Jürg Davatz: Severin Benz 1834–1898. A Swiss painter in Munich . Museum des Landes Glarus, Näfels 1985, ISBN 978-3-907071-01-4 .
- Jürg Davatz: Painter Severin Benz (1834–1898) in Elm and Linthal . In: Neujahrsbote for the Glarner Hinterland 1986, pp. 33–55.
Web links
- Jürg Davatz: Benz, Severin. In: Sikart
- Matriculation database Academy Munich
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benz, Severin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss church and portrait painter, active in Munich |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marbach SG |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 1898 |
| Place of death | Munich |