Vinzenz Fischer (1729–1810) was a historical painter and professor of architecture at the Academy of Vienna.
Life
Fischer was born at Schmidham, in Bavaria, on 3 April 1729. Following an initial artistic education in Passau, he entered the Vienna Academy as a student in 1751. He made a journey to Italy in 1753–5, and, following his return to Vienna, was accepted as a member of the Academy in 1760. He had a great knowledge of architecture and geometry, and held the post of professor of architecture at the Academy between 1764 and 1808. [1] He died at Vienna on 26 October 1810. [1]
Works
The following works by him are worthy of mention: [2]
- The Restoring of the Young Man of Nain to life, 1763.
- The Raising of Lazarus, 1763.
- Moses when a Boy treading on Pharaoh's Crown (in the Academy at Vienna).
- Crucifixion, 1778 – Piarist church of the Finding of the Holy Cross, Litomyšl (copy after destroyed original by Francesco Trevisani).
References
- ^ a b "Vinzenz Fischer". Digitales Belvedere. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Bryan 1886.
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Bryan, Michael (1886).
"Fischer, Vincenz". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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Vinzenz Fischer (1729–1810) was a historical painter and professor of architecture at the Academy of Vienna.
Life
Fischer was born at Schmidham, in Bavaria, on 3 April 1729. Following an initial artistic education in Passau, he entered the Vienna Academy as a student in 1751. He made a journey to Italy in 1753–5, and, following his return to Vienna, was accepted as a member of the Academy in 1760. He had a great knowledge of architecture and geometry, and held the post of professor of architecture at the Academy between 1764 and 1808. [1] He died at Vienna on 26 October 1810. [1]
Works
The following works by him are worthy of mention: [2]
- The Restoring of the Young Man of Nain to life, 1763.
- The Raising of Lazarus, 1763.
- Moses when a Boy treading on Pharaoh's Crown (in the Academy at Vienna).
- Crucifixion, 1778 – Piarist church of the Finding of the Holy Cross, Litomyšl (copy after destroyed original by Francesco Trevisani).
References
- ^ a b "Vinzenz Fischer". Digitales Belvedere. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Bryan 1886.
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Bryan, Michael (1886).
"Fischer, Vincenz". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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- 1729 births
- 1810 deaths
- People from Vöcklabruck District
- 18th-century Austrian painters
- 18th-century Austrian male artists
- Austrian male painters
- 19th-century Austrian painters
- 19th-century Austrian male artists
- Austrian architects
- Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Austrian painter stubs