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Jan Nowopacký or, in German, Johann Novopacky (15 November 1821,
He was born to a poor family of weavers. He showed creative talent at an early age, playing the flute and violin as well as painting, so his family sought a way to arrange a good education for him. They finally obtained the patronage of Countess von
by David Hertl @ Rozhlas. After a few lessons, he attempted to gain admission to the
He spent so many years in Vienna that he was generally considered to be an Austrian painter. His first major exhibition in his homeland did not come until 1902.
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Jan Nowopacký or, in German, Johann Novopacky (15 November 1821, Nechanice
Nechanice (; ) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
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– 3 August 1908, SlavÄ›tÃn) was a Czech landscape painter.
Biography
He was born to a poor family of weavers. He showed creative talent at an early age, playing the flute and violin as well as painting, so his family sought a way to arrange a good education for him. They finally obtained the patronage of Countess von Harrach
The House of Harrach is the name of an old and influential German nobility, Austro-German noble family, which was also part of the Bohemian nobility. The ''Grafen'' (Counts) of Harrach were among the most prominent families in the Habsburg Empire ...
, who took him to Vienna to study with the portrait painter, Franz Schrotzberg
Franz Schrotzberg (2 April 1811, Vienna – 29 May 1889, Graz) was an Austrian portrait painter.
Life and work
From 1825 to 1831, he was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Academy of Fine Arts. During his time there, he was awarded ...
.Brief biographyby David Hertl @ Rozhlas. After a few lessons, he attempted to gain admission to the
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, but was rejected because he did not speak German well enough. He went home to Nechanice, studied hard, reapplied, and was admitted in 1842. From there, he made several study trips to the Alps
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and Tyrolia. In 1848, he was a participant in the Revolutions
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and, fearing reprisals, returned to Prague when they failed.
Following his father's death, his financial situation became difficult and he accepted a job as a drawing teacher for the Paars, a notable family that was instrumental in establishing the Austro-Hungarian Postal Service. After two years, in 1851, he took a similar position with the Count of Hoyos in Lower Austria
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. His duties there involved travelling in Northern Italy and Campania
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He returned to Vienna in 1861, where he continued to be an art instructor for noble families. After 1869, he was engaged by the Imperial Family and taught painting to Crown Prince Rudolf. As a result, in 1880, he was appointed Custodian of the Imperial Galleries, a position he held until his retirement in 1895, when he returned to Bohemia to live with his niece in Ústà nad OrlicÃ
Ústà nad Orlicà (; ) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument z ...
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He spent so many years in Vienna that he was generally considered to be an Austrian painter. His first major exhibition in his homeland did not come until 1902.
References
Further reading
* Karel Jaroš (ed.), ''Jan Novopacký : obrazy, kresby'' (exhibition catalog) Municipal Museum of Ústà nad Orlicà (2000)External links
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