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Hermann Burghart (7 April 1834, Türmitz – 23 January 1901,
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Hermann Burghart (7 April 1834, Türmitz – 23 January 1901, Vienna
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) was a Bohemian-born Austrian scenic designer
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and set decorator
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Life and work
Burghart studied at theAcademy of Fine Arts, Vienna
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna () is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1688 as a private academy, it is now a public university. The academy is also known for twice rejecting admission to a young Adolf Hitler in 1907 and 1908.
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. In 1866, he was engaged as a set designer and decorative painter at the Vienna State Opera
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Later that same year, he was taken on as a partner at the theater decorating studio belonging to Carlo Brioschi
Carlo Brioschi (24 June 1826 – 12 November 1895) was a painter and scenic designer, born in Milan, Italy, but mostly active in Austria.
Biography
Carlo was the son of the scenic designer Giuseppe Brioschi (died in Vienna in 1856) and fath ...
and Johann Kautsky. The studio was subsequently named "Brioschi, Burghart und Kautsky, k.u.k. Hoftheatermaler in Wien". It employed dozens of carpenters and mechanics in addition to its artists. These included, at various times, Georg Janny
Georg Janny (20 May 1864, Vienna - 21 February 1935, Vienna) was an Austrian landscape painter and set designer.
Life
He worked as a scene painter in the studios of Carlo Brioschi and Johann Kautsky, alongside Alfons Mucha, and was a member of ...
, , Franz Poledne, , Ferdinand Brunner and Alfons Mucha
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. They fulfilled orders throughout Germany and abroad. One of their regular customers was the Metropolitan Opera
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in New York. Notably, they provided sets for the Viennese premiere of Tristan und Isolde
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by Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...
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He also taught painting at his alma mater, the Vienna Academy. The illustrator and architectural painter, was one of his most prominent students.
References
Further reading
* Robin Thurlow Lacy, "Burghart, Hermann", in: ''A biographical dictionary of scenographers. 500 B.C. to 1900 A.D.'', Greenwood Press, 1990, pg.94 * Rudolf Schmidt, "Burghart, Hermann", in: ''Österreichisches Künstlerlexikon. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart'', Vol.3, Tusch, 1974, pg.282 * Hans Vollmer: "Burghart, Hermann". In: Ulrich Thieme (Ed.): ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart'', Vol.5: Brewer–Carlingen. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1911, pg.251Online
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burghart, Hermann 1834 births 1901 deaths Painters from Austria-Hungary Austrian scenic designers Set decorators Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna German Bohemian people People from Ústí nad Labem District