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František Tkadlík (or Franz Kadlik; 23 November 1786, Prague – 16 January 1840, Prague) was a Czech portrait painter and draftsman.[1]

Life

He was the son of an innkeeper and displayed an early aptitude for drawing. Two of the boarders at his parents' inn were drawing teachers and they encouraged him in his desire to be an artist. Wealthy relatives were won over to the cause and he was soon enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, later attending Charles University, where he studied philosophy.

The National Revival in Bohemia had a decisive influence on his work. On a recommendation by Professor Joseph Bergler, he came under the patronage of Johann Rudolf Czernin, the Count von Chudenitz, which enabled him to continue his studies. From 1817 to 1825, he served as Court Painter to the House of Czernin and overseer for their collection of paintings in Vienna.[1] He maintained close contact with many Czech scholars, such as Josef Dobrovský and František Palacký, which deepened his nationalistic feelings.

After completing his work in Vienna, he received an Imperial Pension courtesy of Klemens von Metternich, who had been a regular visitor at the Czernins.[1] He spent several years studying in Rome, where he was influenced by the Nazarene movement. He returned to Vienna in 1832, then moved on to Prague in 1836, when he became the first Czech to be appointed Director of the Art Academy. Josef Mánes and Karel Javůrek were among his best-known students there.

References

Further reading

• Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich: Kadlik, Franz
• Eva Petrová: František Tkadlík, Československé akademie věd, Prague 1960.
• "Kadlík (Tkadlík) Franz". In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Vol. 3, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1965, p. 167.

External links

• Galerie Marold: Brief biography with paintings
• Leccos: Biography

На других языках

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[de] František Tkadlík

František Tkadlík (* 23. November 1786 in Prag; † 16. Januar 1840 ebenda) war ein tschechischer Maler und Zeichner. Er gehörte zu den führenden Porträtisten der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts in Böhmen.[1]

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- [en] František Tkadlík

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[ru] Ткадлик, Франтишек

Франтишек Ткадлик (чеш. František Tkadlík; 23 ноября 1786 (1786-11-23), Прага — 16 января 1840, Прага) — чешский живописец и график. Один из крупнейших чешских портретистов первой половины XIX века.

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