Anton Dietrich
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Anton Dietrich was a German painter.
At 14, Dietrich came to the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, where he was student of sculptors, including Ernst Julius Hähnel
. Despite the political unrest, in 1848 Dietrich made his debut at an exhibition of the Academy with a picture.
That same year he became a student of the painter Eduard Bendemann
. Dietrich moved after a short time together with Leonhard Gey in the studio of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
. In spite of positive reviews, Dietrich was unable to make a living as a freelance artist, so he supported himself by working as an illustrator for various publishers and art dealers.
Dietrich learned fresco techniques from Karl von Binzer and settled down in Weimar. There Dietrich discovered wall painting, which was henceforth to be a focus in his art. A short time later Dietrich became a master student of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
in Dresden. One of his first great works was Rudolf von Habsburg on the corpse Ottokar of Bohemia which was premiered at an exhibition and which earned him an academic travel grant.
Through this generous financial support Dietrich was allowed formative years in Düsseldorf in 1859/60. From there he launched a great trip to Italy, including Venice and Rome, traveling as far as Naples. On his way home he stopped for several weeks stay in Munich and went from there back to Dresden in 1865.
Dietrich founded a studio in Dresden, in which one of the first works of his series on Otto the Great was born. Photographs of these pictures were soon circulated in large quantities. In 1868, Dietrich was commissioned to embellish the Gothic Hall of the Kreuzschule in Dresden with historical frescoes. After four years, in 1872, Dietrich ended this work successfully. Another commission took Dietrich until 1878 to Johanneum after Zittau, where he created the fresco Paul preaches at the Areopagus in Athens. The basis for this work was the book of Acts 17, verses 22-23. Dietrich created the image on the gable of the Saxony Ministry of Finance building built in 1894. It represents Saxonia surrounded by arts and government revenues.
Dietrich took a position at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig
(HGB)(Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig), where he died at the age of 71 years on 4 August 1904.
Rudolf von Habsburg on the corpse Ottokar of Bohemia
Faust at Gretchen in prison
Otto the Great (series of images)
Altar painting Christ in the Sermon on the holding of the destroyed Trinity Church in Dresden
Henry I, founded in 929, the Meissen, (Fresco, Albrecht Castle, Meissen)
Dresden Finanzministerium
Christ Calming the Tempest (which inspired a stained glass window in Stanford Memorial Church
)
At 14, Dietrich came to the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, where he was student of sculptors, including Ernst Julius Hähnel
Ernst Julius Hähnel
thumb|Ernst HähnelErnst Julius Hähnel was a German sculptor.-Biography:He studied architecture under Rietschel in Dresden, and under Schwanthaler in Munich, and sculpture at Rome and Florence. In 1835 he went to Munich, and in 1848 became professor at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts...
. Despite the political unrest, in 1848 Dietrich made his debut at an exhibition of the Academy with a picture.
That same year he became a student of the painter Eduard Bendemann
Eduard Bendemann
Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann was a German painter.-Biography:Bendemann was born in Berlin. His father, Anton Heinrich Bendemann, was a Jewish banker. His mother, Fanny Eleonore Bendemann née von Halle, was a daughter of the Jewish banker Joel Samuel von Halle...
. Dietrich moved after a short time together with Leonhard Gey in the studio of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld was a German painter.-Biography:Schnorr was born at Leipzig, where he received his earliest instruction from his father Johann Veit Schnorr , a draughtsman, engraver and painter...
. In spite of positive reviews, Dietrich was unable to make a living as a freelance artist, so he supported himself by working as an illustrator for various publishers and art dealers.
Dietrich learned fresco techniques from Karl von Binzer and settled down in Weimar. There Dietrich discovered wall painting, which was henceforth to be a focus in his art. A short time later Dietrich became a master student of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld was a German painter.-Biography:Schnorr was born at Leipzig, where he received his earliest instruction from his father Johann Veit Schnorr , a draughtsman, engraver and painter...
in Dresden. One of his first great works was Rudolf von Habsburg on the corpse Ottokar of Bohemia which was premiered at an exhibition and which earned him an academic travel grant.
Through this generous financial support Dietrich was allowed formative years in Düsseldorf in 1859/60. From there he launched a great trip to Italy, including Venice and Rome, traveling as far as Naples. On his way home he stopped for several weeks stay in Munich and went from there back to Dresden in 1865.
Dietrich founded a studio in Dresden, in which one of the first works of his series on Otto the Great was born. Photographs of these pictures were soon circulated in large quantities. In 1868, Dietrich was commissioned to embellish the Gothic Hall of the Kreuzschule in Dresden with historical frescoes. After four years, in 1872, Dietrich ended this work successfully. Another commission took Dietrich until 1878 to Johanneum after Zittau, where he created the fresco Paul preaches at the Areopagus in Athens. The basis for this work was the book of Acts 17, verses 22-23. Dietrich created the image on the gable of the Saxony Ministry of Finance building built in 1894. It represents Saxonia surrounded by arts and government revenues.
Dietrich took a position at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig
Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig
The Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig is one of the oldest art schools in Germany, dating back to 1764. The school has four colleges specialising in fine arts, graphic design, photography and new media art with around 500 students....
(HGB)(Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig), where he died at the age of 71 years on 4 August 1904.
Selected Works
Paul preaches at the Areopagus in Athens, auditorium of the Christian-Weise-Gymnasium in Zittau, SaxonyRudolf von Habsburg on the corpse Ottokar of Bohemia
Faust at Gretchen in prison
Otto the Great (series of images)
Altar painting Christ in the Sermon on the holding of the destroyed Trinity Church in Dresden
Henry I, founded in 929, the Meissen, (Fresco, Albrecht Castle, Meissen)
Dresden Finanzministerium
Christ Calming the Tempest (which inspired a stained glass window in Stanford Memorial Church
Stanford Memorial Church
Stanford Memorial Church is located at the center of the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States. It was built during the American Renaissance by Jane Stanford as a memorial to her husband Leland. Designed by architect Charles A...
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