Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld
Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld (21 July 1856, Verona – 26 July 1913, Prague) was an Austrian military painter, a founding member of the Vienna Secession and a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague.
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Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld

Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld · Gemälde im Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum in Wien · Public domain
- Name
- Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld
- Born
- 21 July 1856
- Birthplace
- Verona
- Died
- 26 July 1913
- Place of death
- Prague
- Training
- Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
- Movement
- Military scenes, Orientalist scenes
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- painter · teacher
- Fields
- visual arts
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Languages
- German
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Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld (21 July 1856, Verona – 26 July 1913, Prague) was an Austrian military painter, a founding member of the Vienna Secession and a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague.
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Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld studied at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is visual arts. Places of work recorded in the authority are Munich and Vienna. Work by Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld is recorded in the collections of Alte Nationalgalerie and Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History.

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Vorzeichnung zum "Kronprinzenwerk" (Die österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild, Wien 1886-1902), Bd. "Mähren und Schlesien", 1897, S. 133
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld • Born — 21 July 1856 • Birthplace — Verona • Died — 26 July 1913 • Place of death — Prague • Training — Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna • Movement — Military scenes, Orientalist scenes
Life
Life
• Illustration — Street scene (1887) Ottenfeld was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna under Carl Wurzinger and Leopold Carl Müller. He lived in Munich in 1883–93 and Vienna in 1893–1900. For the Sixth International Art Exhibition in Munich in 1892, he was selected as a juror. Ottenfeld's illustrations in a history of the Austrian army between 1700 and 1867 in 1895, which became a standard reference work on uniforms in the period. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession and sat on the Secession's working committee. The title page of the fourth issue of Ver Sacrum, the official journal of the Secession, was designed by Ottenfeld. After the death of Julius Mařák in 1899, Ottenfeld was appointed to the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. Among his students in Prague was the painter and art restorer Zdeněk Glückselig. He spent thirteen years there as a professor, until his death.
Style
Style
• Illustration — A glorious chapter for the Austrian artillery. The army artillery reserve after the battle of Hradec Králové on the 3rd of July 1866. (1897) Ottenfeld was noted as a creator of military art in Vienna. He painted several battle scenes, as well as soldiers in uniform, with a historical context.
Selected exhibitions
Selected exhibitions
• Christmas Exhibition in Vienna, 1891, Montenegrins in Flight • Third International Art Exhibition in Vienna, 1894, Archduke Charles allows the transfer of the corpse of the French General Marçeau to the French forces (21 September 1796) • Exhibition of the Graz Künstlerbund, 1904
Selected works
Selected works
• A glorious chapter for the Austrian artillery. The army artillery reserve after the battle of Hradec Králové on the 3rd of July 1866. Oil on canvas, 1897, 194 x 289 cm, Museum of Military History, Vienna. • Occupation campaign in Bosnia in 1878. Austrian troops cross a pass in Bosnia. Oil on wood, 1878, Museum of Military History, Vienna. • Grenzer sniper and infantry in 1798. Oil on cardboard, 1896, Museum of Military History, Vienna.
Life and career
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1856
Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld was born in 1856 at Verona.
1913
Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld died in 1913 at Prague.
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Awards
• Lesser Gold Medal, Third International Art Exhibition in Vienna, 1894 • Lesser Gold Medal, International Art Exhibition in Berlin, 1896 • Second Class Medal, Antwerp, 1894 World Exhibition
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