Josef Matyáš Trenkwald

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Not to be confused with Józef Trenkwald.

Josef Matyáš Trenkwald (13 March 1824, Prague — 28 July 1897 Perchtoldsdorf) was a Czech/Austrian painter.^[1] He is also known as "Josef Mathias von Trenkwald" and "Joseph Matthias Trenkwald"

Biography

He studied art with Christian Ruben at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. In the 1840s, he began painting large canvases of scenes from Czech history, especially the era of the Hussite wars . He illustrated the Book of Songs by Heinrich Heine (c.1852). For five years he lived in Rome. Upon returning in 1861, he settled in Vienna and concentrated primarily on religious subjects, but still painted historical works. He is best known for his large canvases Leopold the Glorious enters Vienna on his return from the Cross campaign (1872), Thomas Munzer, King Enzo, etc. In addition, Trenkvald worked with frescoes in several Vienna and Prague churches. From 1867-73 he was the director of the Prague Academy of Fine Arts, then taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna.^[2]

Selected paintings

The Establishment of Prague University
The Battle of Lipany
Transferring the Remains of Bishop Adalbert

References

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Name	Trenkwald, Josef Matyáš
Alternative names
Short description	Czech painter
Date of birth	1824
Place of birth
Date of death	1897
Place of death

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