Carl Vincenz Schindler (23 October 1821 in

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– 22 August 1842 in

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) was an Austrian military painter in the

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style. He was sometimes referred to as "Soldaten-Schindler" (Soldier Schindler).

Life

He received his first lessons from his father, the painter and engraver , who also encouraged his interest in military subjects. In 1836, he enrolled at the

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, where he studied with and

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. Later, he took private lessons from his father's friend,

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. It was Fendi who introduced him to the works of the French military painters,

Hippolyte Bellangé Joseph Louis Hippolyte Bellangé (17 January 1800 – 10 April 1866) was a French battle painter and printmaker. His art was influenced by the wars of the first Napoleon, and while a youth, he produced several military drawings in lithography. H ...

, Nicolas Toussaint Charlet,

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and

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. In 1839, he had his first exhibition at the academy. He was suffering from

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and his health was fragile, so he had to interrupt his studies several times. He visited Laab im Walde, to try the " water cure", but it was to no avail and he died there at the age of twenty-one.Entry from the "Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich"
@ Wikisource. Rather than portray battle scenes or heroic acts, he preferred to focus on the soldiers' daily lives, creating a link between military art and

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painting. His works influenced and August von Pettenkofen.

Selected paintings

File:Carl Schindler, Die Schildwache in das Gewehr rufend.jpg, The Sentinel File:Carl schindler - Reitende Soldaten.jpg, Foraging

Hussar A hussar, ; ; ; ; . was a member of a class of light cavalry, originally from the Kingdom of Hungary during the 15th and 16th centuries. The title and distinctive dress of these horsemen were subsequently widely adopted by light cavalry ...

s File:Carl Schindler, Die Hochzeitsfahrt.jpg, The Wedding Journey File:Carl Schindler, Der Wachposten.jpg, The Sentry

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Carl Schindler
@ the Niederösterreich Landesmuseum {{DEFAULTSORT:Schindler, Carl 1821 births 1842 deaths Painters from the Austrian Empire Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Painters from Vienna Military art Tuberculosis deaths in the Austrian Empire

Life

Selected paintings

References

Further reading

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