Flüggen, Joseph

PAINTER (GERMANY)
BORN 3 Apr 1842, München, Bayern - DIED 3 Nov 1906, München, Bayern
GRAVE LOCATION München, Bayern: Alter Südfriedhof, Thalkirchnerstrasse 17 (18-13-32)

Joseph Flüggen was the son of the painter Gisbert Függgen. He studied under his father and at the academy under Karl Theodor von Piloty. In 1866 he visited Paris, London and Antwerpen and he was influenced by Hendrik Leys. He was best known for his portraits and genre paintings.

Family
• Father: Flüggen, Gisbert

Related persons
• was influenced by Leys, Hendrik
• was pupil of Piloty, Karl Theodor von

Events
25/7/1886First Performance of Richard Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" at the Bayreuther Festspiele. It was staged by Cosima Wagner and conducted by Felix Mottl. Heinrich Gudehus was Tristan and RosaScuher was Isolde. Other performers were Gisela Staudigl, Karl Scheidemantel and Gustav Siehr. The stage set was designed by Max Brückner and the costumes were designed by Joseph Flüggen. [Gudehus, Heinrich][Mottl, Felix][Scheidemantel, Karl][Wagner, Cosima][Wagner, Richard]

Images

The grave of Gisbert Flüggen at the Alte Südfriedhof, München.
Picture by Androom (22 Aug 2008)

 

Sources
Joseph Flüggen - Wikipedia (DE)
Joseph Flüggen - Wikipedia (DE)
Tristan und Isolde (Oper) - Wikipedia


Foch, Ferdinand

Published: 09 Jan 2016
Last update: 17 Dec 2023