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Johann Ludwig Bleuler
Johann Ludwig Bleuler, sometimes called Louis (12 February 1792 – 28 March 1850) was a Swiss painter, landscape artist and publisher. Biography He was born in Feuerthalen. His father, Johann Heinrich, was a landscape painter and member of the (lesser masters). His older brother, Johann Heinrich, the Younger (1787–1857) also became a painter. He began his artistic training in his father's workshop, where he learned painting and draftsmanship. From 1817 to 1818, he travelled throughout the Rhine region, making landscape sketches and studies. The following year, he participated in an exhibition at the Künstlergesellschaft (an artists' association) in Zürich. That same year, he made a combination study and business trip to Brussels and Amsterdam. During a subsequent stay in Paris, he met his future wife, Antoinette Trillié. Back in Feuerthalen, he and his older brother took over management of their father's business. In 1824, he started his own publishing company in Schaffh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleuler Rheinwaldgletscher
Bleuler is a German language surname. It may refer to: *Eugen Bleuler (1857–1939), Swiss psychiatrist *Hermann Bleuler (1837–1912), Swiss engineer and army officer * Johann Heinrich Bleuler (1758–1823), Swiss painter *Johann Ludwig Bleuler (1792–1850), Swiss painter * Konrad Bleuler (1912–1992), Swiss physicist *Manfred Bleuler Manfred Bleuler (4 January 1903 – 4 November 1994) was a Swiss physician and psychiatrist. Following in the footsteps of his father, doctoral supervisor, and colleague, Eugen Bleuler, Manfred Bleuler was devoted primarily to the study and treatmen ... (1903–1994), Swiss physician and psychiatrist {{surname, Bleuler German-language surnames Surnames from nicknames Swiss-German surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheinfall
, photo = File:SBB RABe 514 DTZ Rheinfall.jpg , photo_width = 280 , photo_caption = Rhine Falls with Rheinfall Bridge and Laufen Castle , location = On the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich next to Schaffhausen, in northern Switzerland , coordinates = , watercourse = Rhine , type = Segmented Block , elevation = , height = , width = , number_drops = 1 , average_flow = during winter, during summer , world_rank = The Rhine Falls (german: Rheinfall , a singular noun) is a waterfall located in Switzerland and the most powerful waterfall in Europe. The falls are located on the High Rhine on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen (SH) and Zürich (ZH), between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall (SH) and Laufen-Uhwiesen/Dachsen (ZH), next to the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland. They are wide and high. In the winter months, the average water flow is , while in the sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1792 Births
Year 179 ( CLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Veru (or, less frequently, year 932 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 179 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman empire * The Roman fort Castra Regina ("fortress by the Regen river") is built at Regensburg, on the right bank of the Danube in Germany. * Roman legionaries of Legio II ''Adiutrix'' engrave on the rock of the Trenčín Castle (Slovakia) the name of the town ''Laugaritio'', marking the northernmost point of Roman presence in that part of Europe. * Marcus Aurelius drives the Marcomanni over the Danube and reinforces the border. To repopulate and rebuild a devastated Pannonia, Rome allows the first German colonists to enter territory co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Male Painters
Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss International Air Lines ** Swiss Global Air Lines, a subsidiary *Swissair, former national air line of Switzerland *.swiss alternative TLD for Switzerland See also *Swiss made, label for Swiss products *Swiss cheese (other) *Switzerland (other) *Languages of Switzerland, none of which are called "Swiss" *International Typographic Style, also known as Swiss Style, in graphic design *Schweizer (other), meaning Swiss in German *Schweitzer, a family name meaning Swiss in German *Swisse Swisse is a vitamin, supplement, and skincare brand. Founded in Australia in 1969 and globally headquartered in Melbourne, and was sold to Health & Happiness, a Chinese company based in Hong Kong previously known as Biostime International, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century Swiss Painters
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laufen-Uhwiesen
Laufen-Uhwiesen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Laufen-Uhwiesen is first mentioned in 858 as ''ad Laufin''. In 1290 it was mentioned as ''ze Uwisan''. Geography Laufen-Uhwiesen has an area of . Of this area, 40.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the edge of the Schaffhausen Agglomeration, though it is in the canton of Zürich. It includes the village of Uhwiesen, which is located on a terrace of the Cholfirst elevation, the village of Laufen with Laufen Castle on the Rhine Falls, and the hamlet of Nohl on the right bank of the Rhine. Until 1840, it was part of the municipality of Flurlingen. Demographics Laufen-Uhwiesen has a population (as of ) of . , 9.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolutions Of 1848
The Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Springtime of the Peoples or the Springtime of Nations, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe starting in 1848. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in European history to date. The revolutions were essentially Democracy, democratic and Liberalism, liberal in nature, with the aim of removing the old Monarchy, monarchical structures and creating independent nation-states, as envisioned by romantic nationalism. The revolutions spread across Europe after an initial revolution began in French Revolution of 1848, France in February. Over 50 countries were affected, but with no significant coordination or cooperation among their respective revolutionaries. Some of the major contributing factors were widespread dissatisfaction with political leadership, demands for more participation (decision making), participation in government and democracy, demands for freedom of the press, other demands made by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuel Labhardt
Emanuel Labhardt (11 March 1810, Steckborn - 10 June 1874, Feuerthalen) was a Swiss landscape painter, graphic artist and lithographer. Life and work From 1827, he was an apprentice for drawing, painting, etching and lithography in the studios of Johann Heinrich Bleuler, the Younger (1787–1857) in Feuerthalen; under the supervision of Johann Heinrich Wirz (1784-1866). In 1832, he married Wirz's daughter Caroline. The following year, he went to work for Bleuler's brother, Johann Ludwig, who had an art school and publishing firm at Laufen Castle. During his time there, under commission from his employer, he took several study trips to Bodensee, Central Switzerland and other European countries. In 1837, he founded his own lithographic company in Feuerthalen. Caroline died from giving birth to their sixth child. He eventually married her youngest sister, Else, with whom he had nine more children. During the Sonderbund War, he served as a Captain. He also managed the post off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konrad Corradi
Konrad Corradi, originally Johann Corradi, (2 September 1813, Oberneunforn - 9 April 1878, Laufen-Uhwiesen) was a Swiss landscape painter, illustrator and gouache artist. Life and work In 1821, he began a six-year apprenticeship at the studios of Johann Heinrich Bleuler, the Younger (1787–1857) in Feuerthalen, which he completed in 1827. From 1833, he worked at the painting school and publishing house operated by Bleuler's brother, Johann Ludwig, at Schloss Laufen. In 1837, he went to Meiringen, where he made the acquaintance of Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, who introduced him to oil painting. The following year, he married Elisabeth Egli from Uhwiesen, where he eventually settled; although he travelled extensively in the summer, until he became too infirm. In 1863, he was a co-founder of the Schweizer Alpen-Club. Among his best known works were the illustrations commissioned by , a publisher in Darmstadt Darmstadt () is a city in the States of Germany, state of Hess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egidius Federle
Egidius Federle (10 October 1810, Stühlingen - 21 March 1876, Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German landscape painter and illustrator. Life and work From 1822 to 1823, he served an apprenticeship with the Swiss painter and publisher, Johann Ludwig Bleuler, in Schaffhausen, then finished his apprentice period in 1826 with Bleuler's brother-in-law, Johann Heinrich Uster (1774-1866), in Feuerthalen. After that, he lived with Bleuler and, in 1833, followed him, together with several other painters from Bleuler's school, to Schloss Laufen, above the Rheinfall. He continued to work for Bleuler's publishing company, specializing in the creation of vedute; contributing illustrations for numerous books. After Bleuler's death in 1850, he moved to Konstanz Konstanz (, , locally: ; also written as Constance in English) is a university city with approximately 83,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south of Germany. The city houses the University of Konstan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laufen Castle (Switzerland)
Laufen Castle (german: Schloss Laufen) is a castle in the municipality of Laufen-Uhwiesen in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance overlooking the Rhine Falls. The first documented reference to the castle dates to the year 858 when it was the home of the Barons of Laufen. It passed through several owners until the Old Zürich War (1439–1450) when the castle was acquired by the Fulach family, from whom the city of Zurich bought the castle in 1544. Following the Helvetic Republic (1798–1803) the castle was once again in private ownership, with the city of Zurich reacquiring the castle by buying it again in 1941. The castle now serves as a tourist attraction, and contains a restaurant and a youth hostel. Between 2009 and 2010 a project was undertaken to restore and expand the facilities, including a visitors’ centre situated in the former staff quarters, an exhibition in the northern part of the castle, and a wheelchair-accessible ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilanz 1818
Ilanz ( rm, Glion) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The former municipality of Ilanz was congruent with the town of Ilanz. On 1 January 1978, the former municipality of Strada merged into the new municipality of Ilanz. On 1 January 2014, the municipality of Ilanz and the surrounding municipalities Castrisch, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion. History Ilanz is first mentioned in 765 as "''Iliande''." Ilanz became the capital of the newly formed Grey League in 1395. The Grey League was the second of the Three Leagues which eventually formed canton Graubünden. Johannes von Ilanz, the Abbot of Disentis, was among the three nobles instrumental in creating this "eternal alliance." Ilanz has a special place in the history of the Protestant Reformation. In the 1520s, the Diet of Ilanz declared that citizens of the Three Leagues sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
