A Life in Viennese Portraiture
Georg Decker was an Austro-Hungarian portrait artist born in Pest, in the Kingdom of Hungary, to a German-speaking family. The son of the artist Johann Stephan Decker and brother to artists Albert and Gabriel Decker, he moved with his family to Vienna in 1821. Under the instruction of his father, he learned to draw and paint in watercolour and miniature. His early career included a lithographed drawing of the composer Wenzel Müller in 1835 and exhibitions of watercolours beginning in 1837.
After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he learned oil painting, Decker later became captivated by pastels, having studied the work of Mengs and Liotard in Dresden. Known as a renowned portraitist of Vienna's highest society, he was sometimes referred to as Herr Professor Georg Decker due to his role as a teacher. In 1861, he became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus.
Artistic Achievements and Legacy
Decker’s notable works include portraits of various historical figures, such as:
- Portrait of Wenzel Müller
- Portrait of Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff
- Portrait of Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian
- Portrait of Radetzky
- Portrait of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
In 1872, the Emperor rewarded his achievements with the Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph. Following his death in 1894, the city of Vienna acquired many of his sketches and portrait lithographs from his estate. He is buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery.
Întrebări și răspunsuri
Pot să explorez lucrările lui Georg Decker în funcție de paleta de culori?
Pentru a găsi lucrări de Georg Decker dintr-o anumită paletă de culori, accesați pagina După paletă de culori a artistului.
Cum s-a evoluat creația lui Georg Decker de-a lungul timpului?
Pagina Cronologie a lui Georg Decker este o cronologie interactivă, bazată pe derularea paginii, care prezintă lucrările artistului în ordine cronologică, grupate pe perioade reprezentative ale carierei sale.
Există un tur virtual 3D al operelor lui Georg Decker?
Pagina Galerie 3D a lui Georg Decker prezintă operele de artă ale artistului într-o galerie virtuală tridimensională.
Există o prezentare generală a tuturor subiectelor pictate de Georg Decker?
Atlas pe teme lui Georg Decker este o pagină care clasifică operele de artă ale artistului în funcție de subiectele acestora.
