Julius Schrader

Julius Friedrich Anton Schrader ( born June 16, 1815 in Berlin, † February 16, 1900 in Great light field ) was a German painter.

Life

Born in Berlin on June 16, 1815 Julius Schrader attended from 1830 to 1832, the Berlin Academy. At the Düsseldorf Academy he continued his studies from 1837 to 1844 under Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow continued. Upon completion of the Academy, he stayed in Dusseldorf and was known for portraits and historical paintings poisoning attempt to the Emperor Frederick II.

From 1845 to 1847 study tours have taken him to Italy, especially to Rome and to Holland, Belgium, France and England. After his return to Berlin in 1848, he devoted himself to historical painting, and was involved in the 1850s in the painting of the New Museum. From 1856 to 1892 Julius Schrader worked as a teacher at the Berlin Academy.

He died on 16 February 1900 in large light field near Berlin.

Works

  • The Surrender of Calais ( 1847)
  • Wallenstein and Seni ( 1850)
  • The daughter of Jephthah
  • The death of Leonardo da Vinci ( 1851)
  • Charles I, from his family saying goodbye (1855 ), National Gallery Berlin
  • Esther before Ahasuerus (1856 )
  • The Morning Watch (1858 )
  • The sleepwalking Lady Macbeth (1860 )
  • Farewell Oldenbarneveldts
  • Homage of the cities Berlin and Colin (1874 )
  • The Adoration of the Magi (1885 )
  • Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt (1859 ), oil on canvas, 158.8 × 138.1 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
  • Peter Portrait rich Sperger (1865 ), oil on canvas, 162.5 × 77 cm, private collection
  • Portrait of Leopold von Ranke (1868 ), National Gallery, Berlin
  • Mural inauguration of the Hagia Sophia by Justinian ( destroyed), Südkuppelsaal of the New Museum

Illustrations (selection)

  • In: German seals with marginal drawings German artist. Dusseldorf, Buddeus, ( Volumes 1-2 ) in 1843. Digitized edition of the University and State Library Dusseldorf
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