Sally "Sarah Barta Jenny" von Kügelgen (2 March 1860 – 16 October 1928) was a

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. She was the granddaughter of the painter Johann Karl Ferdinand von Kügelgen.

Life

Sally (''Sarah Berta Jenny'') von Kügelgen was the daughter of the Baltic German landscape painter Konstantin von Kügelgen (1810–1880) and his wife Antonie (''née von Maydell''). Her grandfather was the German painter Karl von Kügelgen (1772–1832). She first learned painting from her father. She then took lessons from Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz (1824–1902). She completed her skills in

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with

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and as a guest student at the art academy in the Russian capital. From 1890 Kügelgen lived mainly in

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. However, she often visited her Baltic homeland , especially in the summer months. She became known for her numerous portraits , but also for history pictures and the depiction of Bible scenes. Her most important work in Estonia are the frescoes about the life of Christ in Tallinn's Karlskirche ( ''Kaarli kirik'' ). They were created in 1889 based on sketches that Carl Timoleon von Neff (1804–1876) had actually designed for St. Isaac's Cathedral . She also created the altar painting for the church in the Pilistvere in Livonia. Sally von Kügelgen remained unmarried throughout her life. Kügelgen died on 16 October 1928 in

. She was buried together with ''Adelheid Dehio'' on the Roman "

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Literature

* Leo von Kügelgen: ''Gerhard von Kügelgen. A painter's life around 1800 and the other seven artists in the family.'' Stuttgart 1924

Paintings

File:Metsamaastik, Sally von Kügelgen, EKM j 275-17 M 1205.jpg File:Maastik, Sally von Kügelgen, EKM j 283-542 M 1496.jpg File:Naise portree, Sally von Kügelgen, EKM j 13662 M 4408.jpg File:Lamava mehe akt, Sally von Kügelgen, EKM j 7897 M 3409.jpg File:Meesakt, Sally von Kügelgen, EKM j 283-689 M 1509.jpg File:Kristuse sündimine. Eskiis Kaa, Sally von Kügelgen, EKM j 190-362 M 695.jpg File:Akt, Sally von Kügelgen, EKM j 6003 M 3025.jpg

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kügelgen, Sally von Baltic-German people from the Russian Empire Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Italy Painters from the Russian Empire Artists from Tartu 1860 births 1928 deaths