Rudolf Von Alt

Painter

Birthday August 28, 1812

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Austria

DEATH DATE Mar 12, 1905 (92)

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About

Nineteenth-century Austrian artist remembered for his architectural and landscape paintings. In 2005 and 2006, Vienna's Albertina museum hosted an exhibition of his collected artwork.

Before Fame

He studied in his youth at Vienna's Academy of Fine Arts. His early Alpine hiking excursions and a trip to Venice, Italy inspired the settings of many of his paintings.

Trivia

His late works were influenced by Impressionism.

Family Life

His father, Jakob Alt, was a renowned lithographer. His brother, Franz Alt, also had a career as an artist.

Associated With

He and Expressionist painter Egon Schiele were both famed Austrian artists.