Karl von Kügelgen
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Johann Karl Ferdinand von Kügelgen (6 February 1772 Bacharach
–9 January 1832 Tallinn
), also known as Carl Ferdinand von Kügelgen was a landscape and history painter
, a Russian court and cabinet painter
in St. Petersburg, a member of the Royal Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, and a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin.
was active as a portrait and history painter in Dresden
. In his school days in Bonn
, during which he lived with his brother, he studied at the first Bonn University of Philosophy. Ludwig van Beethoven
was among his classmates. In 1790 he traveled to the area of Frankfurt and Würzburg to learn painting. In 1791 he and his brother received a scholarship to Rome from the Elector
of Bonn Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria
. In 1796 von Kügelgen traveled with Andreas Romberg to Vienna, and later to Riga. In 1807 he married Emilie Zöge von Manteuffel. His oldest son, Konstantin von Kügelgen
(1810–1880), was also a landscape painter.
Bacharach
Bacharach is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds....
–9 January 1832 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
), also known as Carl Ferdinand von Kügelgen was a landscape and history painter
History painting
History painting is a genre in painting defined by subject matter rather than an artistic style, depicting a moment in a narrative story, rather than a static subject such as a portrait...
, a Russian court and cabinet painter
Cabinet painting
A cabinet painting is a small painting, typically no larger than about two feet in either dimension, but often much smaller. The term is especially used of paintings that show full-length figures at a small scale, as opposed to say a head painted nearly life-size, and that are painted very...
in St. Petersburg, a member of the Royal Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, and a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin.
Life
His twin brother Gerhard von KügelgenGerhard von Kügelgen
Franz Gerhard von Kügelgen was a German painter, noted for his portraits and history paintings. He was a professor at the Academy of Arts in Dresden and a member of both the Prussian and Russian Academies of Arts. His twin brother, Karl von Kügelgen, was also a painter of note.Gerhard von Kügelgen...
was active as a portrait and history painter in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
. In his school days in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, during which he lived with his brother, he studied at the first Bonn University of Philosophy. Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
was among his classmates. In 1790 he traveled to the area of Frankfurt and Würzburg to learn painting. In 1791 he and his brother received a scholarship to Rome from the Elector
Prince-elector
The Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Roman king or, from the middle of the 16th century onwards, directly the Holy Roman Emperor.The heir-apparent to a prince-elector was known as an...
of Bonn Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria
Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria
Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria was an Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, the last child of the Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. His siblings included two Holy Roman Emperors , as well as Queen Marie Antoinette of France and Queen Maria Carolina of...
. In 1796 von Kügelgen traveled with Andreas Romberg to Vienna, and later to Riga. In 1807 he married Emilie Zöge von Manteuffel. His oldest son, Konstantin von Kügelgen
Konstantin von Kügelgen
Konstantin von Kügelgen was a German landscape painter and the son of Karl von Kügelgen. In his youth he traveled to Italy. Later, he studied for two years in Munich, where he copied paintings from the Pinakotheks...
(1810–1880), was also a landscape painter.
Further reading
- Karl-Ernst Linz: Die Bacharacher Malerzwillinge Gerhard und Karl von Kügelgen.Verein für die Geschichte der Stadt Bacharach und der Viertäler e.V., Bacharach 1997, ISBN 3-928022-63-6 (in German)