Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld - Self Portrait (1820)
Born in Leipzig in 1794 into a family of painters, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld began his career as an artist early:
"He had the peculiar happiness of being embued with the love of art from infancy; and he had already mastered many mechanical difficulties in his profession at a period of life when others are only preparing to encounter them. At nine years old he drew from anatomical models; and at fourteen he had engraved on slate The Death of the Queen of the Amazons. Benvenuto Cellini was his favourite book."
(The Art-Union: A Monthly Journal of the Fine Arts, London, February 15, 1839)
At age seventeen, he entered the Vienna Academy, where his two older brothers were already studying. A year before his arrival, Johann Friedrich Overbeck and others who rebelled against the old conventional style had left the Academy and had moved to Rome where they formed what became known as the Nazarene movement.
In 1815 Schnorr von Carolsfeld followed them to Rome and became a key figure in the Nazarene circle.
Schnorr von Carolsfeld became especially close to Friedrich Overbeck and Peter Cornelius, who were impressed with his painting, "The Wedding in Cana."
In 1825 he moved to Munich to work for Ludwig, creating murals for his palace, the Munich Residenz. His first frescos were of episodes from the Nibelungenlied, and later on German historical themes, including tales of the exploits of Charlemagne, Frederick Barbarosa and Rudolf of Hapsburg.
After visiting the palace, a contemporary, the English writer Mrs. Anna Jameson, wrote in her book "Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad" (1834) that Schnorr von Carolsfeld was "certainly one of the greatest living artists of Europe."
"He had the peculiar happiness of being embued with the love of art from infancy; and he had already mastered many mechanical difficulties in his profession at a period of life when others are only preparing to encounter them. At nine years old he drew from anatomical models; and at fourteen he had engraved on slate The Death of the Queen of the Amazons. Benvenuto Cellini was his favourite book."
(The Art-Union: A Monthly Journal of the Fine Arts, London, February 15, 1839)
At age seventeen, he entered the Vienna Academy, where his two older brothers were already studying. A year before his arrival, Johann Friedrich Overbeck and others who rebelled against the old conventional style had left the Academy and had moved to Rome where they formed what became known as the Nazarene movement.
In 1815 Schnorr von Carolsfeld followed them to Rome and became a key figure in the Nazarene circle.
Schnorr von Carolsfeld became especially close to Friedrich Overbeck and Peter Cornelius, who were impressed with his painting, "The Wedding in Cana."
In 1825 he moved to Munich to work for Ludwig, creating murals for his palace, the Munich Residenz. His first frescos were of episodes from the Nibelungenlied, and later on German historical themes, including tales of the exploits of Charlemagne, Frederick Barbarosa and Rudolf of Hapsburg.
After visiting the palace, a contemporary, the English writer Mrs. Anna Jameson, wrote in her book "Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad" (1834) that Schnorr von Carolsfeld was "certainly one of the greatest living artists of Europe."
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872)
Schnorr's career can be divided into three phases: (1) in Rome with the Nazarenes from 1815 to 1825, (2) with Ludwig in Munich from 1825 and (3) his later years when he devoted his energies to an extensive series of biblical illustrations.
Schnorr devoted more than 35 years to his Picture Bible with 240 woodcuts, which he considered to be miniature frescoes.
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Art in an Age of Counterrevolution, 1815-1848 by Albert Boime
Picture Bible by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Briefe aus Italien geschrieben in den Jahren 1817 bis 1827 by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Schnorr devoted more than 35 years to his Picture Bible with 240 woodcuts, which he considered to be miniature frescoes.
Qwiki - Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Art in an Age of Counterrevolution, 1815-1848 by Albert Boime
Picture Bible by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Briefe aus Italien geschrieben in den Jahren 1817 bis 1827 by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
The Wedding at Cana (1819)
The Wedding at Cana (1819) - Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Clara Bianca von Quandt
Portrait of Clara Bianca von Quandt (1820) - Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Clara Bianca von Quadt was the daughter of the author August Gottlieb Meissner and the wife of Johann Gottlob von Quandt, well-to-do Leipzig art historian, collector and art patron.
Johann Von Quandt's father was a wealthy merchant and landowner and he was educated by private tutors in art, architecture and horticulture. He left Leipzig on an educational tour to Italy in 1811 and in Rome he became acquainted with the Nazarenes and the other German artists living there.
In 1819 he married Clara Bianca and the couple went on an extended honeymoon to Rome, where their home became a gathering point for the German artist colony. He commissioned works from each of the artists, including his fellow Leipziger Schnorr von Carolsfeld.
In 1820 the von Quandts returned to Leipzig where he established a gallery in his home, for which he wrote the catalog. He later served on the board of the Sächsischen Kunstvereins (Saxony Art Association) and became an honorary member of the Royal Academies of Berlin and Munich.
Johann Von Quandt's father was a wealthy merchant and landowner and he was educated by private tutors in art, architecture and horticulture. He left Leipzig on an educational tour to Italy in 1811 and in Rome he became acquainted with the Nazarenes and the other German artists living there.
In 1819 he married Clara Bianca and the couple went on an extended honeymoon to Rome, where their home became a gathering point for the German artist colony. He commissioned works from each of the artists, including his fellow Leipziger Schnorr von Carolsfeld.
In 1820 the von Quandts returned to Leipzig where he established a gallery in his home, for which he wrote the catalog. He later served on the board of the Sächsischen Kunstvereins (Saxony Art Association) and became an honorary member of the Royal Academies of Berlin and Munich.
Domine Quo Vadis (1843) - Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld