Wilhelm Gail
Wilhelm Gail (born March 7, 1804 in Munich ; † February 26, 1890 there ) was a German architectural painter .
Life
Gail was born the son of an electoral gallery supervisor. In accordance with his father's wishes, he first studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich after high school, but later devoted himself to painting.
After completing his studies, he took further lessons in the studio of his brother-in-law, the painter Peter von Hess . During this time, he created a number of landscapes in which he depicted the fauna and customs of his homeland.
Gail traveled to Italy in 1825 at the invitation of Baron von Malzen, the royal Bavarian chargé d'affaires at the Sardinian court . There he created several architectural images and genre pieces that were published as lithographs under the titles Monuments romains dans les états de sardaigne and Scènes populaires de Genova .
After his return to Munich, Gail processed his memories in numerous pictures of buildings (e.g. the ancient aqueduct in the Campagna, the cloister courtyard in Viterbo), which quickly made him popular.
In 1830 Gail went on a study trip to Paris . After the outbreak of the July Revolution he went to Chartres . Further study trips to Italy and Spain followed .
In 1854, Gail was appointed chief plenipotentiary and soon afterwards to the cabinet council of the Bavarian Duke Nikolaus von Leuchtenberg .
Illustrations (selection)
- In: Album of German artists in original etchings. - Düsseldorf: Buddeus, 1841. Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : Gail, Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 49, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, pp. 237-239.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gail, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architectural painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1890 |
| Place of death | Munich |