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Hermann Burghart (7 April 1834, Türmitz – 23 January 1901,
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Hermann Burghart (7 April 1834, Türmitz – 23 January 1901, Vienna
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) was a Bohemian-born Austrian scenic designer
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and set decorator.
Life and work
Burghart studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. In 1866, he was engaged as a set designer and decorative painter at the Vienna State Opera. Later that same year, he was taken on as a partner at the theater decorating studio belonging toCarlo Brioschi
Carlo Brioschi (24 June 1826 – 12 November 1895) was a painter and scenic designer, born in Milan, Italy, but mostly active in Austria.
Biography
Carlo was the son of the scenic designer Giuseppe Brioschi (died in Vienna in 1856) and fath ...
and Johann Kautsky. The studio was subsequently named "Brioschi, Burghart und Kautsky, k.u.k. Hoftheatermaler in Wien". It employed dozens of carpenters and mechanics in addition to its artists. These included, at various times, Georg Janny
Georg Janny (20 May 1864, Vienna - 21 February 1935, Vienna) was an Austrian landscape painter and set designer.
Life
He worked as a scene painter in the studios of Carlo Brioschi and Johann Kautsky, alongside Alfons Mucha, and was a member of ...
, , Franz Poledne, , Ferdinand Brunner
Ferdinand Brunner (1 May 1870, Vienna – 30 November 1945, Vienna) was an Austrian landscape painter.
Life and work
At the age of fourteen, he was apprenticed to the court theatre painters, Carlo Brioschi, Hermann Burghart and Johann Kautsk ...
and Alfons Mucha
Alfons Maria Mucha (; 24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, best known for his distinctly stylized and decora ...
. They fulfilled orders throughout Germany and abroad. One of their regular customers was the Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is operat ...
in New York. Notably, they provided sets for the Viennese premiere of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...
.
He also taught painting at his alma mater, the Vienna Academy. The illustrator and architectural painter, was one of his most prominent students.
References
Further reading
* Robin Thurlow Lacy, "Burghart, Hermann", in: ''A biographical dictionary of scenographers. 500 B.C. to 1900 A.D.'', Greenwood Press, 1990, pg.94 * Rudolf Schmidt, "Burghart, Hermann", in: ''Österreichisches Künstlerlexikon. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart'', Vol.3, Tusch, 1974, pg.282 * Hans Vollmer: "Burghart, Hermann". In: Ulrich Thieme (Ed.): ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart'', Vol.5: Brewer–Carlingen. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1911, pg.251Online
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burghart, Hermann 1834 births 1901 deaths Austrian painters Austrian scenic designers Set decorators Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna German Bohemian people People from Ústí nad Labem District