Heinrich Rauchinger facts for kids
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Heinrich Rauchinger
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Dzieje Polski book cover designed by Rauchinger
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| Born | 1 January 1858 |
| Died | 19 August 1942 (aged 84) Theresienstadt, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
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Heinrich Rauchinger (born in 1858, died in 1942) was a talented artist. He was born in Kraków. He was known for painting history scenes and portraits of people.
Life of Heinrich Rauchinger
Heinrich Rauchinger was born on January 1, 1858. He began his art studies in Kraków. From 1878 to 1879, he went to the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts. His teacher there was a famous artist named Jan Matejko.
After Kraków, he studied in Vienna. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. His teachers there were August Eisenmenger and Christian Griepenkerl.
In 1886, after he finished his studies, he received a special scholarship. This scholarship helped him travel to Italy for two years. He spent time in Rome, learning more about art. He also painted many beautiful landscapes there.
From 1888, Rauchinger lived in Vienna as a freelance artist. This means he worked for himself. He showed his paintings at many art exhibitions. He also displayed his art in Kraków from 1883 to 1899. In 1894, he took part in an exhibition of Polish art in Lviv.
Rauchinger mostly painted portraits of people. He created portraits of important figures like Walter Breisky and Bertha von Suttner. He also designed book covers. One famous cover he made was for Dzieje Polski (History of Poland).
In 1895, Rauchinger changed his religion from Judaism to Catholicism. Later in his life, Austria became part of the Third Reich. On July 10, 1942, when he was 84 years old, he was arrested. He was taken to Theresienstadt. He died there on August 19, 1942.
Famous Artworks
- One of his early paintings is called W katordze. This means "In prison" in Polish. He painted it in 1886. It is an oil painting on canvas. You can see it at the National Museum in Kraków.
- The Jewish Museum in Prague has four of his oil portraits. These were painted between 1897 and 1920.
- He painted a portrait of Walter Breisky in 1922. This oil painting is at the Museum of Military History in Vienna.
