Adolf Liebscher

Adolf Liebscher, byJan Vilímek(1887).

Adolf Liebscher(11 March 1857, inPrague– 11 June 1919, inPotštejn) was a Czechhistory painter.

Life and work

After completing his education in the local schools, he went to Vienna, where he attended a three-year course for drawing teachers underFerdinand Laufberger.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.

Scene fromThe Maidens' War,a Bohemian folktale; unknown year

Upon his return, he received a series of public commissions, including work at theRudolfinum,the municipal union hall inPísekand the government office buildings inVinohradyandVyškov.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.

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.

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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  Election ofJiřík of PoděbradyasKing of Bohemiaat theOld Town Hallon March 2, 1458,unknown year
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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

Further reading

• 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

Media related toAdolf Liebscherat Wikimedia Commons

• ArtNet: More works by Liebscher