Wilhelm Hauschild (16 November 1827 – 14 May 1887) was a German historical painter. He created murals for

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Life

Wilhelm Hauschild, whose father was a master weaver, completed an apprenticeship with the decorative painter Krachwitz in

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. While traveling, he came to

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with a recommendation from the

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painter Josef Holzmaier to the history painter Josef Schlotthauer, who recognized Hauschild's talent. After he had given him the necessary knowledge to attend the

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, Hauschild enrolled on April 10, 1850 for painting and became a student of Philipp Foltz. On the recommendation of the painter

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, Hauschild received an order from the

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King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. After he had created eight large paintings for the historical gallery of the

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, he received further orders from the Bavarian royal family. For

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he painted the ceiling pictures for the castles Linderhof and

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. At Neuschwanstein Castle he was given the picturesque design of the throne room and the series of pictures from

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, and the Gudrunsage. During this work, Hauschild fell off a scaffold. He suffered a broken shoulder and a severe concussion. He was also involved in the design of the wall and ceiling paintings for the royal building of the

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. In 1854, he created a Petrus altar for the Church of St. Joseph in

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. Hauschild always remained connected to his Silesian homeland. For the parish church of Schlegel he created three altarpieces. For the church on the Schlegler Allerheiligenberg he painted the frescoes and the paintings for the 16

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. He created the paintings ''Immaculate Conception'' and ''St. Petersburg'' for the side altars of the Lauban parish church, which was being decorated at the same time by his friend, the Munich architect Johann Marggraff. Maising (Pöcking) St

Hauschild was a member of the Munich Association for Christian Art and in 1883 became its chairman. In 1879, King Ludwig II awarded him the title of Royal Academy Professor. Hauschild received the gold medal for art and science for his achievements. A street is named after him in Munich's Obersendling district.

Literature

Hyacinth Holland Hyacinth Holland (16 August 1827 – 16 January 1918) was a German art and literature historian. Life Born in Munich, Holland was a son of the lawyer Christoph Holland and his wife Karoline Seel. In 1846 he passed the Abitur at the Wilhelm ...

''Hauschild, Wilhelm''
''.'' In ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (ADB). Volume 50, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1905, . * Association for Christian Art in Munich (ed.): ''Festgabe to commemorate the 50th year. Anniversary.'' Lentner'sche Hofbuchhandlung, Munich 1910, p. 62 f. * ''Hauschild, Wilhelm'' . In:

Hans Vollmer Hans Vollmer (16 November 1878 – 15 February 1969) was a German art historian. Life His father was the architect (1845-1920), his grandfather of the Hamburg marine painter and sculptor Adolph Friedrich Vollmer (1806–1875). He was the older ...

(Hrsg.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by

Ulrich Thieme Ulrich Thieme (31 January 1865 in Leipzig – 25 March 1922 in Leipzig) was a German art historian. He was the son of the industrialist and art collector Alfred Thieme (1830–1906), brother of the publisher Georg Thieme (1830–1906) and gr ...

and Felix Becker . tape 16 : ''Hansen – Heubach'' . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1923, p. 138 . * Joseph Wittig : ''Chronicle of the community Schlegel.'' Self-published by the home community Schlegel, Hattingen / Neuss 1983. * Dehio -Manual of Art Monuments in Poland ''Silesia.'' Munich Berlin 2005, , p. 554.

Individual evidence

# ↑ matrikel.adbk.de # ↑ http://www.koenig-ludwig-schloss-neuschwanstein.de/schloss-neuschwanstein/baugeschichte/arbeitsunfaelle-auf-der-baustelle-neuschwansteins/

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