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Adolf Schlabitz
Adolf Gustav Schlabitz (7 June 1854 – 4 September 1943) was a German portrait and Genre art, genre painter. Life and work He was born in Groß Wartenberg as the second child of a soap maker. From 1875 to 1882, he was enrolled at the Prussian Academy of Arts, where he studied with Paul Thumann, Otto Knille, Karl Gussow and Ernst Hildebrand, among others. With the help of a scholarship, awarded for his painting of a trial in the Breslau District Court, he was able to continue his studies at the Académie Julian in Paris, with Jules-Joseph Lefebvre and Gustave Boulanger. This was followed by study trips to several locations in Europe and the United States. Upon returning to Germany, he lived in Munich for three years, then opened a private art school in Berlin. By 1901, he was able to afford a house in Brixlegg, which he used as a summer retreat. In 1907, he created a monumental mural, depicting a scene from the life of Martin Rinckart, for the (formerly the Royal Gymnasium) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eilenburg Nikolaikirche Bittgottesdienst 1639
Eilenburg (; hsb, Jiłow) is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig. Geography Eilenburg lies at the banks of the river Mulde at the southwestern edge of the Düben Heath wildlife park. The town is subdivided into three urban districts: ''Berg'', ''Mitte'' and ''Ost'' and six rural districts named ''Behlitz'', ''Hainichen'', ''Kospa'', ''Pressen'', ''Wedelwitz'' and ''Zschettgau''. Neighbouring towns and cities are Leipzig (20 kilometres distant), Delitzsch (21), Bad Düben (16), Torgau (25) and Wurzen (12). History Eilenburg Castle was first mentioned on 29 July 961 in a document by Otto I the Great, Otto I. as ''civitas Ilburg''. The name has Slavic origin and means ''town with clay deposits''. A settlement of tradespeople probably developed from the 11th century in the vicinity of the castle. The town was incorporated in the Margravate of Meissen in 1386. In the 16th century E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
