Wilhelm August Rieder

Wilhelm August Rieder ( born October 30, 1796 in Oberdöbling; † September 8, 1880 in Vienna ) was an Austrian portrait, genre, and history painter and draftsman and lithographer. He is the most famous portraitist of Franz Schubert.

Life

Wilhelm August Rieder was the second son of Ambros Rieder, a schoolmaster, choirmaster and composer of over 500, mostly religious works. He lived at his birthplace Oberdöbling as his four brothers, until his father to Perchtoldsdorf near Vienna moved.

WA Rieder was taught by his father in the basic school subjects and in music. Soon recognized his talent. It took him only 16 years at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. There he studied with Hubert Maurer ( * 1738, † 1818). Until 1824 he remained at the Academy enrolled and made his diploma in 1825.

The works of his early period are close to the Nazarenes.

Funded the certainly not wealthy son of Perchtoldsdorfer schoolmaster was the Kabinettskonzipisten (Cabinet writer ) Valentin Günther, a friend of Mozart, and Franz Christoph Artmann, a Lower Austrian Government Secretary, who gratuitously took the young Rieder in board and lodging and him by five years and the study paid. Later promoted him again patrons, for example, Graf sarau with orders for copies in the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna.

From 1857 to 1878 he was curator at the Belvedere Gallery.

His relationship with Franz Schubert

During his academy studies Rieder came into the circle of friends of the painter and poet by Franz Schubert. Schubert and Rieder were the same age and were soon on friendly terms. Rieder, however, had in his apartment a piano that Schubert not. He offered to Schubert, to use the piano since he was soon recognized his great talent. Schubert made ​​it to an extent use, the Rieder was uncomfortable soon. So both agreed a character. Were the curtains drawn to a particular window, Rieder wanted to have his peace.

1825 was the most famous Schubert image Rieder, which the composer sitting on a chair, with glasses pointing. Moritz von Schwind described it as "probably the best Schubert picture." It was sketched quickly in June 1825, when Rieder before a downpour in the Untermietswohnung his friend Schubert fled (today technician Gasse 9 next to the Karlskirche). Rieder also took part in several times the "Schubert ". After Schubert's death (1828 ) the contact to his friends loosened.

Numerous portraits of Schubert WA Rieder be in the Vienna Schubert memorial " birthplace " Nußdorferstraße 54 ( oil painting of 1875 in the living room, arose after the watercolor original of 1825) and " death room " Kettenbrückengasse 6 kept.

Works

For the Belvedere Gallery Vienna Rieder copied, among other things:

  • The " Bow Carver " by Correggio
  • The " Saint Justina " by Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone
  • " Helene Fourment " ( wife of Rubens) by Rubens
  • " Titian's Mistress " by Titian

His portraits ( alongside those of Franz Schubert):

  • Ferdinand and August, Prince of Saxe- Coburg, in Hungarian costume
  • Guard Captain Marquis of Somariva
  • Councilor of Demeter Görög
  • Emperor Francis I in the Austrian Imperial, life-size, for the University Hall in Graz
  • " Child with arms crossed ", 1846
  • "Portrait of a Belgian officer in civilian clothes ", 1836
  • "Portrait of George Hubmer, Schemmmeister in Naßwaldthal ", August 1819
  • And many others, in oil and miniature.

Sacred images:

  • "Christ on the Mount of Olives kneeling and praying " (later by many, some mediocre copies distributed )
  • " Saint Jerome ", 1820 in Art Exhibition
  • "Saint Rosalia ", a smaller oil painting
  • "Saint Rosalia ," life-size, of the Vienna Art Association purchased
  • "Saint Elizabeth ", 1839
  • " Saint Catherine of Siena ," in 1842 the people garden Vienna issued.
  • " The Adoration of the Child "
  • " Hagar in the desert "

From its smaller watercolors, mostly historical content, are:

  • " The Adoration of the Shepherds"
  • " Elizabeth, Countess of Thuringia "
  • " The Charity of St. Elizabeth "
  • Studbook leaves for Archduke Ludwig and Archduchess Maria Elisabeth.

Some work Rieder were seen in the exhibitions of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna:

Most of the work of Wilhelm August Rieder are now in private ownership and small collections.

Source: Austrian National Library.

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