Alexander Maximilian Seitz

Alexander Maximilian Seitz (* 1811 in Munich, † April 18, 1888 in Rome ) was a German painter.

Seitz, son of the engraver Johann Baptist Seitz, was a student of Peter von Cornelius. Had ' executed after he sold in 1829 with the image of Joseph by his brothers had a success and in the All Saints Church in Munich some of the frescoes by Heinrich Hess design, he went in 1835 to Rome, where he joined the Nazarenes, and took up his permanent residence at April 18, 1888 died.

His principal pictures are:

  • Madonna on throne
  • The healing. Catherine of Alexandria carried by angels over the sea
  • Mater amabilis, Christ blessing the little children
  • The Healing. Joseph with the Christ Child
  • The five wise and five foolish virgins
  • The return of the prodigal son ( in the church of Santa Trinità de ' Monti ).

Being born in Rome, son of Ludwig Seitz (1844-1908) followed a similar direction of painting in the sense of the Quattrocento.

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