Hermann Prell

Background

He was born at Leipzig and studied under Theodor Grosse in Dresden and Karl Gussow in Berlin, then went to Italy to study fresco painting with Hans von Marées, in which style he produced the bulk of his works.

Career

Most notable are:

Eleven murals symbolizing the "Principal Epochs in the History of Architecture" (1881-1882, Banquet Hall, Architects" Union, Berlin)

"Justice" and "Valor" and "Henry IV Granting Privileges to Worms in 1074" (City Hall, Worms)

Cycles of historic episodes and allegorical scenes, respectively, in the city halls at Hildesheim (1888-1891) and Danzig (1896) and over the staircase of the Breslau Museum (1894)

He remained there until hi retirement in 1914. He ranks as one of the foremost German historical painters of his time. He is especially known for his successful use of casein colors in fresco.

In later life, he executed sculptures.

He maintained a studio in a villa on the banks of Elbe from 1897 until his death in Loschwitz in 1922.

Connections

teacher:

Dresden Academy