Elise von Jung-Stilling (german: Elise von Jung-Stilling, lv, Elīze Junga-Štilinga, 9 September 1829 – 10 July 1904) was painter and founder of private painting school in Riga. Latvijas Enciklopēdija. Rīga. SIA «Valērija Belokoņa izdevniecība» 2007 The article «Elīze Junga-Štilinga»Lexikon baltischer Künstler
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and writer, granddaughter of writer Johann Heinrich Jung.Jung-(Stilling), Elise von
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Biography

Eliza von Jung-Shilling was born on 9 September 1829 in Mītava (now Jelgava) in a Baltic-German family. In 1827 her father received the Russian hereditary nobility and in 1838 officiated as senior

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and state councilor in Riga. She took private lessons from the artist

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in Mitau, who himself studied at Dresden Academy of Painting, Sculpture, Engraving, and Architecture. She worked as a schoolteacher in various educational institutions; during the summer holidays she took additional painting lessons in Dresden with A. Eberhard, Karlsbad and in Munich with A. Liezenmayer. From 1863 till 1895 she taught drawing at the Riga City Women's High School. In 1873 she founded a private school of drawing and painting, which received official status in 1879 under the name german: Jung-Stillingsche Zeichen- und Malschule.Baiba Vanag
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Artl@s Bulletin 8, no. 1 (2019): Article 6. Rundāle Palace Museum The school existed until her death in 1904. In 1906 on the basis of her painting school Riga City Art School was established. Together with her sister Amalie (1828-1905) who was pianist and music teacher, Elise von Jung-Stilling ran a hospitable home in Riga where socializing and musical activities were cultivated. Among the guests were u. a. Max Bruch,

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. Before 1871 Elise had in her possession the score — an autograph of the scene and aria for soprano "Non paventar, mia vita!" from

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opera by Carl Maria von Weber,Non paventar mia vita
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References

1829 births 1904 deaths People from Jelgava People from Courland Governorate Baltic-German people 19th-century Latvian painters {{Latvia-painter-stub