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Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (13 January 1806 – 23 March 1882) was a German painter, etcher, and illustrator.
Born in
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* 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters 1806 births 1882 deaths Burials at the Alter Südfriedhof {{Germany-painter-stub
Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (13 January 1806 – 23 March 1882) was a German painter, etcher, and illustrator.
Born in Munich, Germany
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
, he was the son and pupil of the painter Ludwig Neureuther (1775–1830). He also studied at the Munich Academy
The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (german: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, also known as Munich Academy) is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, ...
under Wilhelm von Kobell
Wilhelm von Kobell (6 April 1766 – 15 July 1853) was a German painter, printmaker and teacher.
Biography
Kobell was born in Mannheim, the son of Ferdinand Kobell, a landscape painter who cited Claude Lorrain as his influence. Wilhelm's in ...
(1766–1855). His talent developed, however under the influence of Cornelius, who employed him on the fresco
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es in the Glyptothek
The Glyptothek () is a museum in Munich, Germany, which was commissioned by the Bavarian King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Ludwig I to house his collection of Ancient Greek art, Greek and Roman art, Roman sculptures (hence γλυπτο- ''glypto-'' "sculp ...
and in the Königsbau
The Königsbau is one of the formative buildings of Stuttgart's Schlossplatz. It forms the north-west end of the square and is mainly home to shops and cafés. Since April 2006, the Königsbau-Passagen, a 45,000 square meter retail and comm ...
. His illustrations for Goethe's
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German people, German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, politician, statesman, theatre director, and critic. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe bibliography, His works include pla ...
romances and ballads with marginal drawings, published in 1829–39, made his reputation.
In 1830 Neureuther visited Paris, where his illustrations of the scenes of the July revolution
The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution (french: révolution de Juillet), Second French Revolution, or ("Three Glorious ays), was a second French Revolution after the first in 1789. It led to the overthrow of King ...
appeared under the title ''"Suvenir du 27, 28, 29 juillet"'' (1831). After his return he published ''"Marginal Drawings to Bavarian Poets"'' (1832–35), and in 1838 completed his illustrations to Herder's ''Cid''. His best etching is perhaps the large plate of ''"Dornröschen"'' (1839). As a painter, he may be judged by ''"The Pastor's Daughter of Taubenhain,"'' in the Pinakothek
A pinacotheca (Latin borrowing from grc, πινακοθήκη, pinakothēkē = grc, πίναξ, pinax, (painted) board, tablet, label=none + grc, θήκη, thēkē, box, chest, label=none) was a picture gallery in either ancient Greece or anc ...
, Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
, and six canvas
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es in the Schack Gallery Schack may refer to:
People
* Adolf Friedrich von Schack (1815–1894), a German poet and historian of literature
* Adolph Wilhelm Schack von Staffeldt (1769–1826), a Danish poet
* Anna Sophie Schack, née Rantzau (1689–1760), a Danish noblew ...
at Munich. All his work is distinguished by great decorative charm and by purity and nobility of line. He is buried in the Alter Südfriedhof
The Alter Südfriedhof (''Old South Cemetery'') also known as "Alter Südlicher Friedhof" is a cemetery in Munich, Germany. It was founded by Duke Albrecht V as a plague cemetery in 1563 about half a kilometer south of the Sendlinger Ga ...
in Munich.
References
German Wikipedia
* 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters 1806 births 1882 deaths Burials at the Alter Südfriedhof {{Germany-painter-stub