Ferdinand Keller (painter)

Ferdinand Keller, Ferdinand Keller (* August 5, 1842 in Karlsruhe, † July 8, 1922 in Baden -Baden ) was a historical painter of the period.

Life

The father Ferdinand Keller was a civil engineer and was awarded the contract in 1857, river regulation, bridges and road construction in Brazil to build. Of the fifteen -year-old Ferdinand Keller was able to accompany him with his brother Franz. During the more than four -year stay Keller made ​​his drawing talent in the tropical landscape of self-taught.

After returning from Brazil Ferdinand Keller began in 1862 to study at the art school in Karlsruhe. He studied, among others Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, the former director of the Art Academy. After the death of Schirmer, in 1863, continued his studies at Keller Ludwig des Coudres. Dissatisfied with the training at the Art School he took private lessons from 1864 in the studio of Hans Canon. 1866 was followed by study trips to Switzerland and France. 1867-1869 Keller lived in Rome, where he made the acquaintance of Anselm Feuerbach. Both had their studios in Rome in the same house.

1870 Ferdinand Keller was appointed to the Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe as a teacher for portrait and history painting. In 1873 he was appointed a professor, a student of him was Carl spirit. From 1880 to 1913 he was director of the Art Academy. Ferdinand Keller died in 1922 at the age of 79 in Baden -Baden.

Work

He celebrated his first major success in 1867 with history painting "Death of Philip II ." In numerous monumental paintings glorifying historical, dynastic and cultural events of the German and Baden history. The five by seven meters measured painting " The Apotheosis of Emperor William I " was born, 1888. Was purchased a year later by Emperor Wilhelm II and is now on permanent loan to the National Gallery in Berlin in the Berlin Museum.

As further work to find the jewelry for the Karlsruhe Court Theatre and the Dresden Semperoper. In the rebuilt opera the painting can be admired on the restored theater curtain again today. The decoration of the King -Karl -Halle in Stuttgart Landesmuseum Württemberg inspired the king so much that he cellar the personal title of nobility rental. On behalf of Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden basement painted the history of Baden. The colossal painting is now in the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden -Baden. Numerous other contracts were for public buildings and mansions. With his etchings numerous books were illustrated.

Works in detail (selection)

  • Death of Philip II, 1867
  • Jewelry Curtain " The fantasy carries the torch of enthusiasm " of the Semperoper in Dresden, 1875
  • Flora, 1883
  • Mural " The founding of the University of Heidelberg " in the auditorium of the old University, 1886
  • Naiads, 1893

Flora, 1883

Cleopatra is supported by a slave in the palace

Apotheosis of the Kaiser Wilhelm

Portrait of Grand Duke Friedrich of Baden, 1900

Painting

  • Humboldt on the Orinoco ( sketch), 1860
  • Travelers in Brazil ( sketch), 1860
  • Travelers in Brazil ( oil on canvas 110.7 x 149.4 cm), 1863
  • Bay of Rio de Janeiro (oil on canvas 63.5 x 87 cm), 1864
  • Death of Philip II of Spain ( oil on canvas ), 1866
  • The Alchemist (oil on canvas 116 x 155 cm), 1868
  • Assumption of the Virgin (fresco, 800 x 300 cm), 1871
  • Modern Diana (oil on canvas, 130 x 223.2 cm), 1872
  • Theater curtain Semperoper Dresden, 1st draft (oil on canvas, 65 x 93 cm), 1874 - '75
  • Theater curtain Semperoper Dresden, 2nd draft (oil on canvas 131 x 156 cm), 1874 - '75
  • Antiquity (fresco; ? X 940 cm ), Karlsruhe, 1875
  • Humboldt on the Orinoco (oil on canvas 206 x 160 cm), 1877
  • Design sketch Türkenlouis (oil on canvas, 47 x 71 cm), 1877 - '78
  • Türkenlouis (oil on canvas 310 x 530 cm), 1879
  • Hero and Leander (oil on canvas 267 x 178 cm), 1880
  • Albert Biirklin, 1883
  • Flora (oil on canvas, 98 x 178 cm), 1883
  • Wilhelmine Keller ( oil on canvas 212 x 114.5 ), 1884
  • The founding of the University of Heidelberg (oil on canvas 270 x 500 cm), 1886
  • Do males! (Oil on canvas, 86 x 122 cm), 1891
  • Middle Ages (mural in the National Crafts Museum Stuttgart), 1894 - '96
  • Modern Times ( wall paintings in the National Crafts Museum Stuttgart), 1894 - '96
  • Kaiser Wilhelm I, the victorious founder of the German Empire (oil on canvas 500 x 700 cm) 1888
  • Process of creating the image "Kaiser Wilhelm, the victorious founder of the German Empire " (oil on canvas 500 x 700 cm) 1888
  • Apotheosis of Emperor Wilhelm I ( sketch), 1890
  • Glorification of Emperor Frederick III (oil on canvas 410 x 262 cm ), 1890
  • Kaiser Wilhelm II (oil on canvas 350 x 235 cm), 1893
  • Mythological Landscape, 1894
  • Arcadia (oil on canvas, 86 x 111 cm), probably about 1899
  • In the grove of Poseidon, 1900
  • Renunciation (oil on canvas 70 x 100 cm), 1900-1901
  • Böcklin's grave (oil on canvas 117 x 99 cm ), 1901
  • Classical Landscape (oil on canvas 101.6 x 81.2 cm) 1902
  • Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden (oil on canvas 279.5 x 167.3 cm), 1903
  • Double portrait of the Grand Duke of Baden pair ( oil on canvas ), 1906
  • Nymph, on a drinking source (oil on canvas, 43.4 x 52 cm), 1907

Drawings

  • Humboldt on the Orinoco ( sketch), 1860
  • Travelers in Brazil ( sketch), 1860
  • Self-Portrait ( Study for Uffizienbild, pastel, 57 x 50 cm), 1889
  • Grand Duchess Luise in mourning (pastel, 83.5 x 64.5 cm) 1890

Exhibitions

Honors

  • The Ferdinand- Keller-Straße in Karlsruhe district Knielingen was named after him in 1964.
  • The Württemberg king granted him the personal title of nobility.
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