Adolf Liebscher
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Adolf Liebscher(11 March 1857, inPrague– 11 June 1919, inPotštejn) was a Czechhistory painter.[1]
Life and work
[edit]After completing his education in the local schools, he went to Vienna, where he attended a three-year course for drawing teachers underFerdinand Laufberger.[1]He then spent six months preparing to enter a competition for the creation of decorations in the foyer at theNational Theater.He received the Second Prize, and his drawings were used for thelunettes.Afterwards, he spent several months in Italy.
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Upon his return, he received a series of public commissions, including work at theRudolfinum,the municipal union hall inPísekand the government office buildings inVinohradyandVyškov.[1]He became a teacher at theTechnical Universityin 1879, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1895 and was named a Professor in 1911.
In 1903, he exhibited a cycle oftemperapaintings entitled "Czech Elegy", featuring an iconic portrait crowned with thorns, meant to symbolize the suffering of the Czech nation from the oppression of theAustro-Hungarian monarchy.That same year, he painted a portrait of EmperorFranz Joseph.[1]
In addition to his historical scenes, he produced folk-costume studies, altarpieces and illustrations, many of which appeared in the magazinesZlatá PrahaandSvětozor.Together with his brotherKarel(who was also an artist), he created a panoramic mural, "The Swedes on the Charles Bridge",for the Mirror Maze atPetřín.[1]
Gallery
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MontenegrinIdyll,unknown year
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Zalíbení(lit. 'Both in love'), unknown year
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Conquest of Prague byJiřík Poděbradyin 1448,unknown year
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Pobřeží(lit. 'Coast'), unknown year
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Dame mit Sonnenschirm,1884
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Pastierske zjavenie(lit. 'Pastoral revelation'), 1880
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Prince Oldřichand Bozena,unknown year
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Campers conquerPrachatice,unknown year (likely part of a series on theHussite Wars)
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Czechs in the Baltic,unknown year
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Battle of Vítkov Hill,unknown year (likely part of a series on theHussite Wars)
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Crusaders nearDomažliceflee from the approachingHussites,unknown year (likely part of a series on theHussite Wars)
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Attack of Hussite Praguers,unknown year (likely part of a series on theHussite Wars)
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The famous entry ofKing Ladislavinto Prague in 1453,unknown year
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Arrival of the Czech delegation in Paris,for an 1893Pictoral History of the Czech Nation
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Unknown title and year
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Day,unknown year
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Portrait of the old EmperorFranz Josephin the regalia of theOrder of the Golden Fleece,1903
References
[edit]- ^abcde"Adolf Liebscher"(in Czech). Sdružení Liebscher. Archived fromthe originalon 14 February 2015.Retrieved10 May2014.
Further reading
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- Vilém Weitenweber,Adolf Liebscher,in "Zlatá Praha" (1885) Vol.5, No.19 pg.258[1]
- Z kulturního světa,in "Zlatá Praha" (1919), Vol.6, No.36 pg.334[2]
- Adolf Liebscher,in "Humoristické listy" (1887), Vol.12, No.29 pg.436[3]
External links
[edit]Media related toAdolf Liebscherat Wikimedia Commons