Claudius Schraudolph the Elder (2 October 1813 - 13 November 1891) was a German history painter, lithographer and woodcut artist.
Life
Born in
Oberstdorf, he was brother to
Johann and
Matthias Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew.
People
Notable people named Matthias include the following:
In religion:
* Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot
* ...
and uncle to Johann's son
Claudius Schraudolph the Younger
Claudius Schraudolph the Younger (4 February 1843 - 4 January 1902) was a German painter and illustrator. He produced full-scale paintings, woodcut illustrations and decorative paintings. He is known as "the Younger" to distinguish him from his un ...
. He studied in the studio of
Heinrich Maria von Hess and thanks to him was able aged only 19 to attend Munich's new
Academy of Fine Arts, founded in 1831.
Maximilian II Joseph of Bavaria's will later enabled Claudius to travel to Italy to study fresco-painting techniques with
Joseph Anton Fischer, another painter.
After returning to Munich he there collaborated with Johann on the fresco cycle in the
All Saints' Chapel of the
Munich Residenz
The Residenz (, ''Residence'') in central Munich is the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs of Bavaria. The Residenz is the largest city palace in Germany and is today open to visitors for its architecture, room decorations, and displ ...
, and assisted him in frescoes for
Speyer Cathedral. He also painted frescoes in the Residenz zu Athen. After Johann's death in 1879, Claudius returned home and painted several regional churches, along with the painted façade of Munich's
Hotel Königshof
The Hotel Königshof is a luxury hotel in Munich. It is part of the hotel group Geisel Privathotels and The Leading Hotels of the World. The building is listed as a historic monument in the Bavarian heritage register. Martin Fauster, the chef of ...
in 1880. He died in Oberstdorf.
Bibliography
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External links (in German)
* Oberstdorf-Online
''Claudius Schraudolph der Ältere''* Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
''Claudius Schraudolph der Ältere in der Matrikeldatenbank''
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19th-century German painters
19th-century German male artists
1813 births
1891 deaths
People from Oberstdorf
German lithographers
German printmakers
Nazarene painters
German male painters