Hegel, Karl. “Der Einzug Kaiser Karls V. in Antwerpen, von A. Dürer gesehen und von H. Makart gemalt,“ Historische Zeitschrift, vo. 44, no. 3 (1880): 446-59 (in German)
Hans Makart
Born: Salzburg, 28 May 1840
Died: Vienna, 3 October 1884
Nationality: Austrian
Died: Vienna, 3 October 1884
Nationality: Austrian
Studies:
with Karl von Piloty at Munich Academy (Akademie der Bildenden Künste)
Career:
1869 –commissioned by Franz Josef (Emperor of Austria) to produce decorative paintings in Vienna
1878 – exhibits Entry of Karl V into Antwerp at the Exposition universelle (Paris)
1879 – appointed professor of history painting at Vienna Academy (Akademie der Bildenden Künste)
1881 –commissioned to decorate staircase of the Kunsthistoriches Museum (Vienna)
Travels
London (1862); Paris (1862); Rome (1863); Cairo (1875-76); the Netherlands (1876)
Commissions from:
Franz Josef (Emperor of Austria)
Important Artworks:
The Death of Cleopatra, 1875-76 (Neue Galerie, Kassel)
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