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The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1688 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di San Luca and the Parisien Académie de peinture et de sculpture by the court-painter Peter Strudel, who became the Praefectus Academiae Nostrae. In 1701, he was ennobled by Emperor Joseph I as Freiherr (Baron) of the Empire. With his death in ...
In his 1925 autobiography Mein Kampf, Hitler described how, in his youth, he wanted to become a professional artist, but his dreams were ruined because he failed the entrance exam of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. [5] Hitler was rejected twice by the institute, once in 1907 and again in 1908.
In 1874, Griepenkerl was appointed a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where starting in 1877 he headed a special school for historical painting. His specialty was the allegorical representation using themes from classical mythology and portraiture. Griepenkerl thereby taught an entire generation of Viennese painters.
Jungwirth was born in Vienna to a construction foreman and a home worker. He trained as a porcelain painter under masters Josef Zeithammel and Wurm. In 1888, he began studying at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where his teachers included August Eisenmenger, Siegmund L'Allemand, and Kazimierz Pochwalski.
People associated with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Academy of Fine Arts Vienna" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Paintings in the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
Pages in category "Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 350 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .