Cultural and Historical Overview of the Life of the Painter Heinrich Wettach (1858–1929), I.
The Painter’s Beginnings and Settling in Ljubljana
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51663/pnz.65.2.05Keywords:
Heinrich Wettach, Ljubljana around 1900, German-leaning cultural circle of Carniola, Slovenian 19th-century painting, Austrian 19th-century painting, national style in architectureAbstract
The primary goal of this article is to provide a brief study of the life, work and extensive social commitments of the painter Heinrich Wettach (1858–1929) who lived and worked in Ljubljana from 1885 until the end of World War I, as well as to position him firmly within the cultural context of the Carniolan capital at the turn of the century. Wettach left a significant mark on Carniolan culture and society and was one of the most recognisable cultural figures of his time in Ljubljana, yet he remains virtually unknown today. The article seeks to shed light on the reasons for this.
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Universitätsarchiv der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien:
Matrikel II. 1883/84.
Universitätsarchiv der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien:
Wettach, Heinrich (Ignaz), Verz.-Einheits-Formular.
Zgodovinski arhiv Ljubljana (ZAL):
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