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Rudolf Otto Von Ottenfeld
Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld (21 July 1856, Verona – 26 July 1913, Prague) was an Austrian military art, military painter, a founding member of the Vienna Secession and a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. Life Ottenfeld was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna under Carl Wurzinger and Leopold Carl Müller. He lived in Munich in 1883–93 and Vienna in 1893–1900. For the Sixth International Art Exhibition in Munich in 1892, he was selected as a juror. Ottenfeld's illustrations in a history of the Austrian army between 1700 and 1867 in 1895, which became a standard reference work on uniforms in the period. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession and sat on the Secession's working committee. The title page of the fourth issue of ''Ver Sacrum (magazine), Ver Sacrum'', the official journal of the Secession, was designed by Ottenfeld. After the death of Julius Mařák in 1899, Ottenfeld was appointed to the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. Among his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Mukařovský
Josef Mukařovský (6 April 1851, Mainz – 1 November 1921, Klatovy) was a Czech painter and illustrator. Biography He was born in Germany, to the family of a military officer stationed there. When he was eight, they returned to Prague. He attended schools there and in Vienna, and graduated from a painting academy; possibly in either city. After 1870, he contributed illustrations to various magazines, notably ''Světozor''; publishing over 400 in the course of fourteen years. His other works included decorating the staircase at the . In the 1880s, he visited Munich. He eventually settled there, started a family, and became involved in its cultural life. There, he did illustrations for German magazines, and acted as host to many German and Czech cultural figures; being given the nickname "Muki". His friends included the painters František Hlavatý (1860-1917) and . He also illustrated the novel, ' (The Bear Hunter's Son), by Karl May. Shortly before World War I, he returned h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
