Ludwig von Löfftz

Ludwig von Löfftz ( born June 21, 1845 in Darmstadt, † December 3, 1910 in Munich) was a German painter.

Life

Löfftz learned from 1862 trestle craft and spent six years in this industry operates, before he could relate to art school of his native city, which he exchanged in 1870 with the Nuremberg and in 1871 with the Munich Art Academy.

Here he found in Wilhelm Diez a teacher under whom he made such progress that he was able in 1873, the genre picture Send The walk to the Vienna World Exhibition. In 1874 he was appointed assistant teacher at the Art Academy, later appointed professor, and as Diez resigned from the leadership of the painting class, took over from Löfftz same. His students included Lovis Corinth, Angelo Jank, Georgios Jakobides, Paul Rieth, Hans Olde, Ernst Oppler, Spyridon Vikatos and Arthur Kurtz.

Work

Of his works, which follow the form and content of the Dutch and German masters of the 16th and 17th centuries, are:

Purity and correctness of drawing, masterful treatment of light and shade and a detailed description in conjunction with deep feeling are the merits of his art.