Theodor von Holst
Theodor Richard Edward von Holst (born September 3, 1810 in London ; † February 14, 1844 there ) was a representative of romantic painting in England.
He was a student of Henry Fuseli and attended the Royal Academy of Arts . The painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti saw him as a forerunner of the Pre-Raphaelites . In 1841 he married Amelia Thomasina Symmes Villard. In 1844 he died of a liver disease. The composer Gustav Holst was his great-nephew.
The majority of his drawings and paintings deal with figures and scenes from well-known literary works. The painter painted his best-known painting "The Bride" in three versions. The painting “The Desire” served Rossetti as the basis for a poem. During his lifetime, his work was recognized by his painting colleagues, but not by the general public in London.
literature
- Max Browne: The romantic art of Theodor Von Holst, 1810-44 , Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, London 1994, ISBN 978-0853316619
Web links
- Page about von Holst (english)
- Page about von Holst on the occasion of an exhibition in 2010 (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holst, Theodor von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holst, Theodor Richard Edward von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1844 |
| Place of death | London |