1863 in art

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End of February: When clearing work near home Grip forest on the territory of today's sea bush in North Rhine-Westphalia the grip Walder Matronensteine , Roman Votivsteine , which probably mother deities ( matrons ) were worshiped, are found.
April 20: In the Roman district of Prima Porta is found in the Villa di Livia, the larger than life statue of the emperor Augustus. Existing damage resulted from already made in antiquity falls, where the left leg, the right foot and the right, upper arm in the air, are canceled.

The French vice-consul in the Ottoman Empire, Charles Champoiseau, discovered at Samothrace Nike fragments of a statue which, when assembled and brought to Paris. The Nike of Samothrace has a great influence on the historicism of the late 19th century.

May 20: The foundation stone for the designed by August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Null New House of the Vienna Court Opera at the newly expanded Ringstrasse is placed. The construction of the built in Neo-Renaissance -style building last until 1869.

Built by architect Theophil Hansen on behalf of the industrialist Henry of Drasche - Wartinberg on the Ringstrasse in Vienna Heinrichshof is completed after about two years of construction.
The architect August Weber begins on the Vienna ring road with the construction of the horticulture building.
Emperor Franz Joseph I. leaves the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna in the area of Vienna's Ringstrasse, free of charge, an area for the construction of a concert hall. With the design of the architect Theophil Hansen is appointed.

SEPTEMBER 24: The after the fire of 1842, rebuilt in the Gothic Revival style St. Nikolai Church in Hamburg is inaugurated. The tower, which will make the Church the time being tallest buildings in the world, is only completed in the next ten years.

In Turin begins on behalf of the Jewish community under the architect Alessandro Antonelli, the construction of a synagogue, known as the Mole today.

The painter Albert Bierstadt takes a journey through the Rocky Mountains, Lander 's Peak where the painting is created.

The Swiss genre painter Albert Anker painted with oil on canvas, the painting kids funeral.

Henri Fantin -Latour designing a study for his group portrait Hommage à Delacroix.

From the founded on March 7, kk Austrian Museum for Art and Industry, the University of Applied Arts Vienna developed, among other things since 1867.

OCTOBER 28: Édouard Manet married two years older Dutch pianist Suzanne Leenhoff, with whom he has been living for years. Their son Léon is introduced as Suzanne's younger brother in Manet's family and the society of Paris.

February 6: Carl Bössenroth, German painter († 1935)
February 7: Richard King, German sculptor († 1937)
February 9: Ernst Kreidolf, Swiss graphic artist and book illustrator images († 1956)
FEBRUARY 21: Carlos Reis, Portuguese painter († 1940)
FEBRUARY 27: Otto Reiniger, Swabian landscape painters of the Impressionist, († 1909)
FEBRUARY 27: Joaquín Sorolla, Spanish painter († 1923)

April 4: Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter, etcher and engraver, youngest brother of the Brothers Grimm (* 1790)
June 5: Marie Ellenrieder, German painter (* 1791)

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