Veit Hanns Schnorr von Carolsfeld explained

Veit Hanns Friedrich Schnorr von Carolsfeld (11 May 1764 – 30 April 1841) was a German portraitist.

Life

Schnorr was born in Schneeberg. He was a friend of the poet Johann Gottfried Seume, whom he set out to accompany in 1801 on a journey to Syracuse, Sicily, but separated from him after travelling no further than Vienna.[1]

In 1803 he returned to Leipzig and became an assistant teacher at the Leipzig Academy of Art.[2] In 1814, after the death of Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, he became director, which he remained until 1841.

Schnorr was a significant portraitist. His works include, among many others, portraits of Seume and Friedrich Rochlitz.

Family

Two of his sons also became prominent painters:

Works

References

  1. Book: Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Hans Veit Friedrich . 2011-10-31 . Oxford University Press . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00164440 .
  2. Book: Seume . Johann Gottfried . Mein Leben . Göschen . Georg Joachim . Clodius . Christian August Heinrich . 1986 . Greno . 978-3-921568-88-0 . 1. - 4. Tsd . Krater-Bibliothek . Nördlingen.

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