Franz von Seitz
Illustration — Franz Seitz, 1856 • Illustration — Portrait of Franz von Seitz by Franz von Lenbach, c. 1878 Franz von Seitz, born Franz Seitz (31 December 1817 – 13 April 1883) was a German painter, lithographer, engraver and costume designer as well as an art teacher and theatre director.
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Franz von Seitz
Franz von Lenbach · Zeno.org, ID number 20004129857 · Public domain
- Born
- 1817. · Munich.
- Died
- 1883. · Munich.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Bavaria.
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Munich.
- Languages
- German.
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Life
Life
Seitz was a native of Munich, Bavaria, son of Johann Baptist Seitz. He studied at the Munich Academy of Art under Joseph Schlotthauer and afterwards worked independently as a lithographer and engraver. In 1848 he took over the artistic direction of the satirical newspaper Leuchtkugeln. From 1855 he was the costume director of the Munich Hoftheater. In 1858 he was appointed professor at the Academy of Art. In 1869 he was made artistic director of the Court Theatre (Hofbühne) and director of scenery at the Residenz Theatre, Munich. In 1876 he retired and was made an honorary Member of the Academy of Art. Franz von Seitz was buried in the Alter Südfriedhof in Munich.
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Franz von Seitz (31 December 1817 – 13 April 1883) was a painter, lithographer, costume designer, theatre manager, “Theatermaler”, “Technischer Leiter”, etcher and draughtsman. Franz von Seitz was born on 31 December 1817 and died on 13 April 1883. Franz von Seitz was born in Munich, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. The Getty Union List of Artist Names records the fuller form Munich, Kreisfreie Stadt München. Franz von Seitz died in Munich, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. The Getty Union List of Artist Names records the fuller form Munich, Kreisfreie Stadt München.
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Among much else, Franz made many designs, with his son Rudolf, for the decoration of Schloss Linderhof. They also decorated the inside of the Royal train of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, inspired by the Palace of Versailles.
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1817
Franz von Seitz born at Munich.
1865
Catarrh und Influenza: eine medizinische Studie / von Dr. Franz Seitz., dated 1865, held by Wellcome Collection.
1877
Diphtherie und Croup / geschichtlich und klinisch dargestellt von Franz Seitz., dated 1877, held by Wellcome Collection.
1883
Franz von Seitz died at Munich.
1888
Der Abdominaltyphus nach langjahriger Beobachtung / von Franz Seitz., dated 1888, held by Wellcome Collection.
Literature
Literature
Seitz, Franz von, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Seitz, Franz von, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online
Der Traumtraktat von Alexander Seitz als Agitation gegen Herzog Ulrich von Württemberg, 1986
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