Maximilian Pirner ( cs, Maxmilián Pirner; 13 February 1853 in

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– 2 April 1924 in Prague) was a Czech painter. He was a member of the Vienna Secession, and associated with the Mánes Union of Fine Arts.

Life and work

He was enrolled from 1872 to 1874 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague and from 1875 to 1879 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, where he studied with his countryman, Josef Matyáš Trenkwald. He remained in Vienna until 1887, although he was not an active participant in the local artistic community. At that time, he became a teacher at the Academy in Prague and was named a Professor there in 1896. Pirner's usual themes were classical mythology (such as his ''Medusa'' (1891) and ''Hecate'' (or ''Hekate'') (1901)) and the macabre (such as ''Sleepwalker'' (or ''Girl in Her Nightie Walks on the Window-Ledge'') (1878), ''Daemon Love'' (1893), and ''Allegory of Death'' (1895)). Pirner completed a number of sketches of female figures, many of them nudes. He also did

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windows and medals. Described by one critic as having achieved "mastery of the sinuous line". Pirner also had his detractors. One contemporary critic, while acknowledging Pirner's talent, considered him an "over-sophisticated mystic." Holme, Charles, ed. ''The Art Revival in Austria''. London: Offices of 'The Studio,' 1906, p. A xii.
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Selected works

Maxmilian Pirner - v rozkvetu (1883-4).jpg, ''At the Heights'' (1883–84) Maxmilian Pirner - Milenci (1885).jpg, ''Lovers'' (1885) Maxmilian Pirner - medusa.JPG, '' Medusa'' Max Pirner, Homo homini lupus (1901), akvarel 960 x 474 mm, sbírka kresby Národní galerie v Praze.jpg, Homo homini lupus (1901) Maxmilian Pirner - potok (1903).jpg, ''The Stream'' (1903)

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