Hans Makart

Austrian academic history painter, designer, and decorator (1840-1884) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Hans Makart (28 May 1840 – 3 October 1884) was a 19th-century Austrian academic history painter, designer, and decorator. Makart was a prolific painter whose ideas significantly influenced the development of visual art in Austria-Hungary, Germany, and beyond.

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Hans Makart
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Hans Makart, Self-portrait, 1878
Born28 May 1840
Salzburg, Austria
Died3 October 1884 (1884-10-04) (aged 44)
Vienna, Austria
NationalityAustrian
EducationVienna Academy (1850-1851); Karl Theodor von Piloty, Munich
Known forPainter, draughtsman, designer and decorator
MovementAcademic history painting; Orientalist
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Statue of Hans Makart in Vienna City Park ("Stadtpark")