| Ludwig von Herterich | |
|---|---|
 Ludwig Herterich: Johanna Stegen, the Heroine of Lüneburg (scene from the Napoleonic Wars), 1887 | |
| Born | Ludwig Herterich 1856 (1856) Etzenhausen, Dachau, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Died | 1932 (aged 75–76) New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | History painting, portraits, art education |
| Movement | Munich School |
| Awards | Order of Maximilian, 1908 |
Ludwig von Herterich (13 October 1856, Ansbach - 25 December 1932, Etzenhausen, today in Dachau) was a German painter and art teacher. He is best known as a painter of portraits and history paintings and is a representative of the Munich School.
Biography
He was the son of a sculptor and art restorer, Franz Herterich, and the younger brother of painter Johann Caspar Herterich. He taught at the Kunstschule Stuttgart and then from 1898 as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich. His pupils included Karl Caspar, Maria Caspar-Filser, Leo Delitz [de], Adolf Erbslöh, David Karfunkle, Käthe Kollwitz, Hermann Mühlen (1886-1964), Walter Püttner [de], Julius Seyler, Maria Slavona, and Anton Zilzer. For his services to art, he was awarded the Order of Maximilian in 1908 and made a life peer.
Herterich was heavily involved along with others in producing the pictorial art for Schloss Wolfsbrunn in the Ore Mountains.
Notes
- Known as Ludwig Herterich until 1908.
- Five DeHoGA-stars; several details of the Schloss Wolfsbrunn hotel, as at 2001; accessed 1 June 2012
External links
Media related to Ludwig von Herterich at Wikimedia Commons