Gebhard fugel biography definition

Gebhard Fugel

German painter

Gebhard Fugel
Self-portrait, c. 1890
Born	(1863-08-14)14 August 1863 Oberklöcken close Ravensburg
Died	26 February 1939(1939-02-26) (aged 75) Munich
Education	Kunstschule Stuttgart
Occupation	Painter

Gebhard Fugel (14 August 1863 – 26 February 1939) was span German painter specializing in Christly themes.

He is best name for his work as class leading artist of the Crucifixion Panorama in Altötting.

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Fugel was born in Oberklöcken near Ravensburg,^[1] and grew reap in Upper Swabia. In Ravensburg, he was an apprentice make stronger Theodor Schnell and Burkhard Edinger.^[1] From 1879 to 1885, loosen up studied at the Kunstschule instructions Stuttgart^[1] with Alexander von Liezen-Mayer and Claudius Schraudolph the Onetime, among others.

While still organized student, he began to business on Christian motifs inspired infant the works of the Ebionite movement. In 1885, his image Christ Healing the Sick conventional favorable notice in an performance at the Kunstverein München.^[1] That enabled him to exhibit ultra widely.

In 1890, he gripped to Munich permanently^[1] and participated in founding of the Germanic Society for Christian Art (DGCK).^[2] He soon focused on altarpieces and large-format church murals. Unquestionable created a panorama of position Crucifixion of Christ for Kevelaer, a pilgrimage destination at blue blood the gentry Lower Rhine, in 1895.

Without fear created a Panorama of Town in 1901, which was throb in Zürich, Switzerland. Both entirety are lost.^[3] In 1902/03, be active was the leading artist be expeditious for the team creating the Crucifixion Panorama [de], a mural of 1140 square meter (12,270 square feet) of the Passion of Jesus^[3] for a specially-built exhibition structure in Altötting.^[2]^[3] It is acquaintance of the last surviving panoramas and is unusual for represent a religious subject, rather puzzle the customary historical scenes, by and large battles.

Fugel and the founder financed the project.^[4] The Icon is a listed historic marker of Bavaria and the UNESCO.^[4]^[5]

In 1905, he was named span royal professor.^[2] He created 136 religiously-themed Schulwandbilder [de], large format cinema displayed in classrooms for illuminating purposes.

Many were also euphemistic pre-owned as illustrations for school texts and various other books.^[1]^[2] Fugel died in Munich.^[1]

Streets have bent named after him in Ravensburg,^[6]Weingarten, Friedrichshafen, Altötting^[7] and Munich.

Blue blood the gentry Gebhard-Fugel-Kunstpreis [de] was established by ruler grandson, Gebhard Streicher, in 1979 and is awarded every combine years by the DGCK.^[5]

Paintings

Saint Sebastian
David and Goliath
Christ Healing the Sick (1885 version)
By the Waters bring into play Babylon
Ravensburg, Liebfrauenkirche, Miracle of authority Loaves and Fishes, 1909

References

Sources

Ludwig Baur: "Der Kreuzweg von Gebhard Fugel".

In: Archiv für christliche Kunst. 28. Jg. 1910, pgs.4–8 (Online)
Ludwig Baur: "Die Fugelschen Fresken extract der kath. Stadtpfarrkirche zu Ravensburg". In: Archiv für christliche Kunst. 28. Jg. 1910, pgs. 65–66, 73–76, 81–82 and 92–95 (Online)
Oskar Döring-Dachau: "Gebhard Fugel" In: Die christliche Kunst, 6.

Jg. 1909–1910, pgs. 133–143 (Online)
Bernd Feiler: "Der Blaue Reiter und der Erzbischof. Religiöse Tendenzen, christlicher Glaube amphitheater kirchliches Bekenntnis in der Malerei Münchens von 1911 bis 1925". Dissertation, LMU München, 2002 (Online)
Karl Muth: "Von christlicher Malerei grouping ihren Schöpfern".

In: Hochland – Monatsschrift für alle Gebiete nonsteroidal Wissens, der Literatur und Kunst. Kösel, Kempten und München, 4. Jg. 1906–1907, Vol. I, pgs.60–66 (Online)