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Jakub (or Jakob) Schikaneder (February 27, 1855 in Prague – November 15, 1924 in Prague) was a painter from Bohemia.

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Biography

Jakub (or Jakob) Schikaneder was born to a family of a German customs office clerk in Prague. The family's love of art enabled him to pursue his studies, despite bad economic circumstances. The aspiring painter was an descendant of Urban Schikaneder, the elder brother of librettist Emanuel Schikaneder.[1]

After having completed his studies in Prague and Munich (1871–1879), the latter under the guidance of his teacher Gabriel von Max,[2] Schikaneder alongside with Emanuel Krescenc Liška was involved in the furnishing of the royal box in the National Theatre in Prague. However, this work was lost in a fire in 1881.

Following his work in the National Theatre, Schikaneder traveled through Europe, visiting Germany, England, Scotland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and France. From 1891 until 1923 he taught in Prague's Art College. Schikaneder counted amongst those who admired the Munich School of the end of the 19th century.[1]

He died in 1924 and was buried in Vinohrady Cemetery in Prague.[3]

Work

Schikaneder is known for his soft paintings of the outdoors, often lonely in mood. His paintings often feature poor and outcast figures and "combined neoromantic and naturalist impulses."[4] Other motifs favoured by Schikaneder were autumn and winter, corners and alleyways in the city of Prague and the banks of the Vltava – often in the early evening light, or cloaked in mist. His first well-known work was the monumental painting Repentance of the Lollards (2.5m × 4m, lost). The National Gallery in Prague held an exhibition of his paintings from May 1998 until January 1999.

Selected works

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  The Sad Way, 1886/87
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  Weeder, 1887
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  Company on the Terrace, 1887
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  All Soul's Day, 1888
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  Murder in the House, 1890
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  Evening Street, 1906
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  Evening in the Garden, 1907–09

References

Further reading

• Tomáš Vlček [cs]: Schikaneder: Jakub Schikaneder, Prague painter of the turn of the century ("A thematic guide to a retrospective exhibition, National Gallery in Prague, Collection of Old Masters, Wallenstein Riding School in Prague, May 15, 1998 – January 10, 1999"). Prague: National Gallery, 1998.

External links

• (in French) Radio Prague – extensive Biography
• Exhibition titled "Jakub Schikaneder: Master of moods and melancholic poetry" at Adolf Loos Apartment and Gallery

На других языках

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[de] Jakub Schikaneder

Jakub Schikaneder (* 27. Februar 1855 in Prag; † 15. November 1924 ebenda) war ein böhmischer Maler.

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- [en] Jakub Schikaneder

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[es] Jakub Schikaneder

Jakub (o Jakob) Schikaneder (Praga, 27 de febrero de 1855 - ibíd., 15 de noviembre de 1924) fue un pintor bohemio.

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[fr] Jakub Schikaneder

Jakub (ou Jakob) Schikaneder, né le 27 février 1855 à Prague et mort le 15 novembre 1924 dans la même ville, est un peintre bohémien.

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[it] Jakub Schikaneder

Jakub Schikaneder, noto anche come Jakob (Praga, 27 febbraio 1855 – Praga, 15 novembre 1924), è stato un pittore ceco.

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[ru] Шиканедер, Якуб

Якуб Шиканедер (чеш. Jakub Schikaneder, род. 27 февраля 1855 г. Прага — ум. 15 ноября 1924 г. Прага) — чешский художник.

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