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Rudolf von Alt
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Austrian landscape and architectural painter (1812-1905)
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Rudolf von Alt (1812–1905) was a German painter, draftsperson, lithographer, and engraver known for landscape painting. Born and deceased in Vienna, he was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and studied under Jakob Alt and Joseph Mössmer. He was the son of Jakob Alt and sibling of Franz Alt. His works are held in the collections of the Belvedere, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and Art Institute of Chicago.
Alt was associated with the Impressionism movement and worked primarily in Vienna. He spoke German and is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. He is buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rudolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Father
- Jakob Alt
- Sibling
- Franz Alt
- Occupation
- lithographer
- Educated at
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Joseph Mössmer
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- landscape painting
- Movement
- Impressionism
- Image
- Rudolf-von-Alt-1890.jpg
- Work location
- Vienna
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- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- Commons category
- Rudolf von Alt
- date of birth
- 1812-08-20
- date of death
- 1905-03-12
- Commons Creator page
- Rudolf von Alt
- Commons gallery
- Rudolf Ritter von Alt
- name in native language
- Rudolf von Alt
- has works in the collection
- Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
- P6482
- Rudolf von Alt
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Rudolf von Alt, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
The old Rathausturm in Korneuburg
prayer column
Charles Church in Vienna
Vienna: Freyung
Hofburg, formerly old Burgtheater
Mountain gorge
Charles Church in Vienna
Roveredo
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Encyclopedic overview
Self-portrait (1890) Portrait of a lady, 1838
Rudolf Ritter von Alt ( Austrian German: [ˈruːdɔlf ˈrɪtɐ fɔn ˈalt] ; 28 August 1812 – 12 March 1905) was an Austrian landscape and architectural painter. Born as Rudolf Alt, he acquired the title of Ritter after being knighted in 1889.
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