Vincenc Morstadt
Vincenc Morstadt (born April 17, 1802 in Kolín , † February 19, 1875 in Prague ) was a Czech painter and draftsman . Most of his artistic output is closely related to Prague, where he came at the age of 11. He attended the Piarist High School in Prague's New Town and then studied at the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague . From 1867 he devoted himself exclusively to painting . He became famous for his vedute with city views of Prague.
The Nobel Prize for Literature Laureate Jaroslav Seifert memorialized him in his poem Prager Vedute (in the collection The Umbrella of Piccadilly ).
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Morstadt, V. . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 19th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1868, p. 108 ( digitized version ).
- V. Kratinová: Morstadt Vincenc. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 382.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morstadt, Vincenc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kolín |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1875 |
| Place of death | Prague |