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Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff
Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff

Austrian, 1795 - 1822
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Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff was an Austrian painter and graphic artist associated with the Nazarene movement.

He belonged to a noble but poor family that originally came from Fulda and was barely more than a child when he began studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, under Hubert Maurer. He came under the influence of the Nazarene movement, however, and moved away from the Academic painting style. In 1812, he took a trip to Venice to visit his sister, then went on to Ferrara, which is the place where he may have contracted the tuberculosis that would cause his early death.

When he returned from Italy, he settled in Klagenfurt, where the Prince-bishop of Gurk, Franz Xaver Salm-Reifferscheid [de], became his patron and appointed him Court Painter. In 1814, he was able to undertake another, extensive tour of Italy, during which he was admitted to see Pope Pius VII and received the Supreme Order of Christ for painting the Pope's portrait. After that, his friends jokingly referred to him as "Raffaelino" (Little Raphael). In 1816, he returned to Klagenfurt and fell seriously ill. He moved to Vienna in 1819 and took a last trip to Italy from 1820 to 1821. Back in Vienna he was rejected by his long-time love, Caecilia Bontzak, who felt ignored, and his illness worsened rapidly. He died just a few months after his 26th birthday.

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Madonna and Child with St. John the Boy

Madonna and Child with St. John the Boy

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Religion
Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child (1817)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Religion
Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child (1821)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Religion
The Virgin Mary In The ‘hortus Conclusus’

The Virgin Mary In The ‘hortus Conclusus’ (1820)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Religion
Madonna mit Kind

Madonna mit Kind (around 1820)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Religion
Mädchenporträt

Mädchenporträt (1815-1816)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Figurative
Selbstporträt

Selbstporträt (1820)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Figurative
Andachtsstunde

Andachtsstunde (1816)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Religion
Die tote heilige Caecilia (Wiener Fassung)

Die tote heilige Caecilia (Wiener Fassung) (1821)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Religion
Saint Cecilia

Saint Cecilia (1821)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Drawings
Two Grieving Angels (verso)

Two Grieving Angels (verso) (1821)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Drawings
Adoration of the shepherds

Adoration of the shepherds (1815)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Drawings
Studienblatt; Figuren und Köpfe

Studienblatt; Figuren und Köpfe (1816)

Johann Evangelist Scheffer von Leonhardshoff (Austrian, 1795 - 1822)
Drawings

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