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Alexander Bruckmann
Alexander Bruckmann (1806–1852) was a German historical and portrait painter. Life Bruckmann was born at Reutlingen in 1806. From 1826 he studied painting under Georg Friedrich Eberhard at Stuttgart, and in 1827–29 he studied at Munich, mostly under Heinrich von Hess. From the autumn of 1829 until 1832 he lived in Rome, where he painted ''Barbarossa's Body Drawn out of the Calycadnus'' (Staatsgallerie Stuttgart), which he sent back to Germany. He spent the years 1833–39 back in Munich. In 1833 he painted fourteen pictures at the royal palace at Munich, showing subjects from the poems of Theocritus, partly from his own designs, and partly from those of Hess. Some of his most notable easel paintings, such as the ''Women of Weinsberg'' (Staatsgallerie, Stuttgart ), and ''The Maiden from Afar'' (from Schiller's "Das Madchen aus der Fremde"), are from this time. From 1840 Bruckmann devoted himself almost entirely to portrait painting, working mostly in Stuttgart, but als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Bruckmann Allegorie Des Fruehlings 1842
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre (given name), Alexandre, Aleks (given name), Aleks, Aleksa (given name), Aleksa and Sander (name), Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria (given name), Alexandria, and Sasha (name), Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genetive, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy shield wall, battle line. The earliest Attested langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
