Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl

Adolf Hiremy - Hirschl ( born January 31, 1860 in Temesvár, Banat, † 1933 in Rome; actually Adolf Hirschl ) was an Austrian painter.

Life

Adolf Hirschl was of Jewish origin and was born in what was then Hungary Temesvár. He came as a child to Vienna, where he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1874 to 1882. With a scholarship of 3,000 kroner he traveled through Egypt and first visited Rome ( 1882-1884 ). Hirschl has received numerous awards at exhibitions in Vienna, including the 1891 Kaiser Award and in 1898 the Great Golden State Medal. In the 90 years he had an affair with a married lady of Viennese society, Isabella Henrietta Victoria Ruston, married Schön, causing quite a stir. The affair ended in their divorce in 1898 and the subsequent wedding with Hirschl. Together the couple had a daughter, Maud. Angered by the scandal of the Viennese society, Hirschl resumed his Hungarian citizenship and changed its name in 1899 in Hiremy - Hirschl. He left Vienna and settled in Rome, where he took part in the exhibitions of 1904-1908 Amatori e Cultori di Belle Arti.

Performance

Hiremy - Hirschl was a history painter. He was a friend before Klimt's founding of the Secession with this. But in contrast to this, he remained in an academic style of painting. His subjects were often large-scale history paintings a la Karl von Piloty from ancient mythology and history, as Hannibal's march over the Alps, invasion of the Vandals in Rome or The Plague in Rome, with which he is currently the turn of the century had great success. In Rome he also painted Mediterranean landscapes and portraits.

Works

• The souls of Acheron (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie ), 1898, oil on canvas