Károly Lotz

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Lotz Károly Antal Pál, or Karl Anton Paul Lotz (December 16, 1833, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe - October 13, 1904, Budapest) was a German-Hungarian painter.

Contents 1 Career 2 Painting works 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

Karl Lotz was born in Germany, the seventh child of Wilhelm Christian Lotz and Antonia Höfflick. His father was working as a valet of prince Gustav zu Hessen-Homburg during the prince's military service at the Congress of Vienna.

[edit] Painting works

• Ceiling painting in the Budapest Opera (1884)
• Mural painting in the large ceremonial room of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest
• Mural painting in the stairways of the Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest (1897)
• Mural painting in Hungarian National Museum in Budapest (1874)
• Mural painting in the redoute room (Pesti Vigadó) in Budapest's main concert hall
• Mural painting in the casino of Theresienstadt (Terezín) in the Czech Republic
• Ceiling and mural painting in the Stephansbasilika of Budapest as well as the seminary
• Mural painting in the main market hall of Budapest
• Mural painting in the east rail station of Budapest
• Mural painting in the reading room of the library of Budapest University
• Ceiling and mural painting in the Matthias church in Budapest
• Ceiling and mural painting in the justice palace in Budapest (1894)
• Mural painting in the Weapons Museeum of the arsenal in Budapest
• Frescos of the Heinrichshof in Vienna (destroyed in WWII)
• Various works at the palace of Earl Károlyi
• Various works at the palace of Baron Weckheim
• Various works at the palace of Baron Lipthay
• Mural painting for the Tihany at Lake Balaton

[edit] References

• Austrian Biographical Lexicon: de:Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon (ÖBL) 1815-1950, Bd. 5 (Lfg. 24), S. 332

[edit] External links

• Works by and about Károly Lotz in the German National Library catalogue
• Detailed Biography of Károly Lotz (hu.)
• Biography and Pictures of Károly Lotz
• Biography and Pictures of Károly Lotz
• Pictures of Károly Lotz (hu.)

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Persondata
NAME	Lotz, Károly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lotz, Karl Anton Paul (full German name); Lotz Károly Antal Pál (full Hungarian name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION	German-Hungarian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	16 December 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
DATE OF DEATH	13 October 1904
PLACE OF DEATH	Budapest, Hungary