Franz Gareis

Johann Franz Peter Paul Gareis (28 June 1775, Ostritz - 31 May 1803, Rome) was a German portrait painter and illustrator.[1]

Portrait of the Artist's Father
Portrait of the Poet, Novalis

Life and work

At the age of sixteen, he went to Dresden to inquire about the possibility of being admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts. After some preparatory studies and submissions, he became a student of the Academy's Director, Giovanni Battista Casanova, a brother of the famous adventurer, Giacomo Casanova. His first exhibit at the Academy, in 1794, drew much positive attention.[1]

He completed his work there shortly after and went on a study trip to Danzig, Narva and Memel, then back through Berlin to Dresden. In 1796, he was awarded an annual government pension of 100 Thalers. From 1798, he moved frequently, to Halle (1798), Leipzig (1799), Vienna (1799), Berlin (1800), Paris (1801) and finally to Rome (1803), painting numerous portraits all along the way. Shortly after arriving in Rome, however, he fell ill with typhus and died. He was interred near the Pyramid of Cestius at the Protestant Cemetery.

At the time of his death, he was engaged to the singer and composer, Louise Reichardt; daughter of the composer, Johann Friedrich Reichardt.

His works include an altarpiece at the church in Reichenau (1798) and the canvas "Orpheus – Lament Before the God of the Underworld", which he had sent to Dresden for an exhibition, shortly before his death. The largest collection of his works is at the Kulturhistorisches Museum Görlitz. A sketch book from his trip to Russia is preserved at the Kupferstichkabinett Dresden.[2]

References
  1. Wolf Stadler, Lexikon der Kunst 5. Gal – Herr. Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen 1994, ISBN 3-86070-452-4, pg.12.
  2. Franz Gareis: Skizzen, gezeichnet vom Maler Gareis in Dresden auf seiner Reise durch Sachsen, Preußen, Rußland, Liefland-Curland pp. in den Jahren 1796/1797. in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library)

Further reading
  • Carl Clauß (1878), "Gareis, Franz", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 8, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 371
  • Kai Wenzel und Marius Winzler (Herausgeber): Franz Gareis (1775-1803). Zum Maler geboren. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgrafik eines Wegbereiters der deutschen Romantik. Verlag Gunter Oettel, Görlitz 2003, ISBN 3-932693-81-7
  • Frauke Josenhans: Gareis, Franz (Johann Franz Peter Paul). In: Bénédicte Savoy und France Nerlich (Hrsg.): Pariser Lehrjahre. Ein Lexikon zur Ausbildung deutscher Maler in der französischen Hauptstadt. Vol.1: 1793–1843. Berlin/Boston 2013, pps.83–86.


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