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Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (13 January 1806 – 23 March 1882) was a German painter, etcher, and illustrator.
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* 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters 1806 births 1882 deaths Burials at the Alter Südfriedhof Artists from the Kingdom of Bavaria {{Germany-painter-stub
Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (13 January 1806 – 23 March 1882) was a German painter, etcher, and illustrator.
Born in Munich, Germany
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
, he was the son and pupil of the painter Ludwig Neureuther (1775–1830). He also studied at the Munich Academy
The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (, also known as Munich Academy) is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany.
In the second half of the 19th centur ...
under Wilhelm von Kobell
Wilhelm von Kobell (6 April 1766 – 15 July 1853) was a German people, German Painting, painter, printmaker and teacher.
Biography
Kobell was born in Mannheim, the son of Ferdinand Kobell, a landscape painter who cited Claude Lorrain as his in ...
(1766–1855). His talent developed, however under the influence of Cornelius, who employed him on the fresco
Fresco ( or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting become ...
es in the Glyptothek
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and in the Königsbau. His illustrations for Goethe's
Johann Wolfgang (von) Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, and philosophi ...
romances and ballads with marginal drawings, published in 1829–39, made his reputation.
In 1830 Neureuther visited Paris, where his illustrations of the scenes of the July revolution
The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution (), Second French Revolution, or ("Three Glorious ays), was a second French Revolution after French Revolution, the first of 1789–99. It led to the overthrow of King Cha ...
appeared under the title ''Souvenir du 27, 28, 29 juillet'' (1831). After his return he published ''Marginal Drawings to Bavarian Poets'' (1832–35), and in 1838 completed his illustrations to Herder's ''Cid''. His best etching is perhaps the large plate of ''Dornröschen'' (1839). As a painter, he may be judged by ''The Pastor's Daughter of Taubenhain,'' in the Pinakothek
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, Munich
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, and six canvas
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es in the Schack Gallery at Munich. All his work is distinguished by great decorative charm and by purity and nobility of line. He is buried in the Alter Südfriedhof
The Alter Südfriedhof (''Old South Cemetery'') also known as "Alter Südlicher Friedhof" is a cemetery in Munich, Germany. It was founded by Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, Duke Albrecht V as a plague cemetery in 1563 about half a kilometer so ...
in Munich.
References
German Wikipedia
* 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters 1806 births 1882 deaths Burials at the Alter Südfriedhof Artists from the Kingdom of Bavaria {{Germany-painter-stub