Feodor Dietz
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Feodor Dietz was a German historical and battle painter.
under Karl and Rudolf Kuntz, and while there was greatly influenced by Feodor Ivanovitch. He also studied under Philipp von Foltz at the Munich Academy, and aided the latter in the decoration of the royal palace. In 1835, he executed his “Death of Max Piccolomini,” now in the Karlsruhe Gallery, which brought him considerable fame. He spent three years in Paris
, coming under the influence of Horace Vernet
and studying for a short time under Alaux. He received the gold medal in the Salon
of 1839.
He was appointed court painter at Karlsruhe, but moved to Munich. He took part as a volunteer in the First Schleswig War of 1848, and in 1862 was appointed professor of the newly-founded School of Arts at Karlsruhe. He entered the army in 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War
, and died in the service.
Biography
He studied in KarlsruheKarlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
under Karl and Rudolf Kuntz, and while there was greatly influenced by Feodor Ivanovitch. He also studied under Philipp von Foltz at the Munich Academy, and aided the latter in the decoration of the royal palace. In 1835, he executed his “Death of Max Piccolomini,” now in the Karlsruhe Gallery, which brought him considerable fame. He spent three years in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, coming under the influence of Horace Vernet
Horace Vernet
Émile Jean-Horace Vernet was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist Arab subjects.Vernet was born to Carle Vernet, another famous painter, who was himself a son of Claude Joseph Vernet. He was born in the Paris Louvre, while his parents were staying there during the French...
and studying for a short time under Alaux. He received the gold medal in the Salon
Paris Salon
The Salon , or rarely Paris Salon , beginning in 1725 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Between 1748–1890 it was the greatest annual or biannual art event in the Western world...
of 1839.
He was appointed court painter at Karlsruhe, but moved to Munich. He took part as a volunteer in the First Schleswig War of 1848, and in 1862 was appointed professor of the newly-founded School of Arts at Karlsruhe. He entered the army in 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
, and died in the service.
Works
- “Nocturnal Review” (1853), acquired by Napoleon III of FranceNapoleon III of FranceLouis-Napoléon Bonaparte was the President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I, christened as Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte...
. - “Destruction of Heidelberg by General Mela” (1856), in the Karlsruhe Gallery
- “Flight of an American Family Across the Susquehanna,” a romantic genre piece, Paris Exposition, 1867
- “Blücher's March to Paris” (1868), in the Berlin National Gallery