Viktor Barvitius
Viktor Barvitius (born March 28, 1834 in Prague ; † June 9, 1902 there ) was a Bohemian painter , decorator and art theorist.
Life
Viktor was the younger brother of the architect Anton Barvitius . From 1849 he studied at the Prague Academy with Christian Ruben and then with Eduard von Engerth . In 1862 he became vice rector of the academy. Since 1863 he was a member of the Umělecká beseda artists' association. Numerous trips took him to Vienna , Dresden , Leipzig , Munich , Nuremberg and Berlin . In 1864 he received a scholarship and in 1865 he went to Paris , where he visited the studio of Thomas Coutures and lived for some time with Soběslav Pinkas in Cernay-la-Ville. In 1867 he returned to Prague. In 1871 he was one of the founders of the St. Lukas Artists' Association. From 1877 to 1893 he worked as an inspector of the picture gallery of the Society of Patriotic Art Friends; their catalog was published by him.
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Viktor Barvitius was a representative of realistic painting in Bohemia, similar to Soběslav Pinkas and Karel Purkyně . Starting with history painting, he came up with realistic images of contemporary society that were no longer committed to literary composition but to capturing the moment. His academic genre painting also changed to a more relaxed and colorful style of painting.
- John of Bohemia at the Battle of Crécy , 1858
- National Celebration in Hvězda , (Prague, Presidential Office), 1861, oil on canvas, 52 × 102 cm
- Street scene , (Prague, National Gallery , inv.no.O 4997), 1864, oil on canvas, 29.5 × 38.5 cm
- Testing horses , (Prague, National Gallery, inv. No. O 10244), around 1866, oil on canvas, 27 × 35 cm
- Thursday in Stromovka , 1885
Fonts
- Catalog of the painting gallery in the artist house Rudolphinum in Prague . Society of Patriotic Art Friends in Bohemia, Prague 1889.
- The first twenty-five years of the under the high Protectorate Sr. kais. Archduke Ludwig Salvator von Toscana standing St. Lucas Association in Prague . Prague 1896.
literature
- Sylva Scheglmann : Barvitius, Victor . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 2 : Antonio da Monza-Bassan . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1908, p. 587 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Barvitius, Viktor. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 52.
- Czech painting of the XIX. Century. From the National Gallery in Prague . Exhibition catalog. Austrian Gallery, Vienna 1984, pp. 27–28.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barvitius, Viktor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1902 |
| Place of death | Prague |