Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld (21 July 1856,

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– 26 July 1913,

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) was an Austrian military painter, a founding member of the

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and a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague.

Life

Ottenfeld was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna under

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and

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. He lived in

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in 1883–93 and Vienna in 1893–1900. For the Sixth International Art Exhibition in Munich in 1892, he was selected as a juror. Ottenfeld's illustrations in a history of the Austrian army between 1700 and 1867 in 1895, which became a standard reference work on uniforms in the period. He was a founding member of the

and sat on the Secession's working committee. The title page of the fourth issue of '' Ver Sacrum'', the official journal of the Secession, was designed by Ottenfeld. After the death of

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in 1899, Ottenfeld was appointed to the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. Among his students in Prague was the painter and

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Zdeněk Glückselig. He spent thirteen years there as a professor, until his death.

Style

Ottenfeld was noted as a creator of

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in Vienna. He painted several battle scenes, as well as soldiers in uniform, with a historical context.

Awards

* Lesser Gold Medal, Third International Art Exhibition in Vienna, 1894 * Lesser Gold Medal, International Art Exhibition in Berlin, 1896 * Second Class Medal, Antwerp, 1894 World Exhibition

Selected exhibitions

* Christmas Exhibition in Vienna, 1891, ''Montenegrins in Flight'' * Third International Art Exhibition in Vienna, 1894, ''Archduke Charles allows the transfer of the corpse of the French General Marçeau to the French forces (21 September 1796)'' * Exhibition of the

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, 1904

Selected works

* ''A glorious chapter for the Austrian artillery. The army artillery reserve after the battle of Hradec Králové on the 3rd of July 1866''. Oil on canvas, 1897, 194 x 289 cm,

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. * ''Occupation campaign in Bosnia in 1878. Austrian troops cross a pass in Bosnia''. Oil on wood, 1878, Museum of Military History, Vienna. * ''Grenzer sniper and infantry in 1798''. Oil on cardboard, 1896, Museum of Military History, Vienna.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ottenfeld, Rudolf Otto von 1856 births 1913 deaths Art Nouveau painters Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Austrian painters Austrian male painters Members of the Vienna Secession Orientalist painters Painters from Verona Painters from Austria-Hungary