He became a teacher at the Prussian Academy of Art in 1886. That same year, he married Sophie Sthamer, who was also a painter. In 1892, he was appointed a Professor at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and remained there until his 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 and collaborated on several projects with Otto Lessing, Christian Behrens and Alfred Messel. He maintained a studio in a villa on the banks of Elbe from 1897 until his death in Loschwitz in 1922.
Many of his works, especially his easel paintings, were destroyed during the fire-bombing of Dresden in 1945.
His brother was the landscape painter, Walter Prell [de] and his son, Heinrich [de] was a zoologist.
Notable works
Eleven murals symbolizing the "Principal Epochs in the History of Architecture" (1881–82, 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 (1888–91) and Danzig (1896) and over the staircase of the Breslau Museum (1894)
Mythological scenes and sculptures in the Albertinum (1901–05) and the City Hall, Dresden (1908–12), and a frieze with subjects from Norse mythology in the throne room of the German Embassy in Rome.
Hartwig Fischer: Ein Wilhelminisches Gesamtkunstwerk auf dem Kapitol. Hermann Prell und die Einrichtung des Thronsaals in der Deutschen Botschaft zu Rom 1894–1899. Hamburg 1998.
Christel Wünsch: Hermann Prell. In: Die Kunst hat nie ein Mensch allein besessen. Dreihundert Jahre Akademie der Künste und Hochschule der Künste Berlin. Catalog of the Berlin Art Academy, 1996, S. 317–319.
Galland, Georg: Hermann Prell; fresken, skulpturen und tafelbilder des meisters, Charlottenburg, Amelang’sche kunsthandlung 1904
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January 31, 2023
hermann, prell, confused, with, hermann, wilhelm, prell, german, bowmaker, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introduc. Not to be confused with Hermann Wilhelm Prell the German bowmaker This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hermann Prell 29 April 1854 18 May 1922 was a German history painter sculptor and professor at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts Hermann Prell photograph from Die Gartenlaube 1904 King Albert in Sibyllenort Contents 1 Life and work 2 Notable works 3 Sources and further reading 4 External linksLife and work EditHe 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 Marees in which style he produced the bulk of his works despite Marees skepticism regarding his talent Arnold Bocklin was also a major influence He became a teacher at the Prussian Academy of Art in 1886 That same year he married Sophie Sthamer who was also a painter In 1892 he was appointed a Professor at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and remained there until his 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 and collaborated on several projects with Otto Lessing Christian Behrens and Alfred Messel He maintained a studio in a villa on the banks of Elbe from 1897 until his death in Loschwitz in 1922 Many of his works especially his easel paintings were destroyed during the fire bombing of Dresden in 1945 His brother was the landscape painter Walter Prell de and his son Heinrich de was a zoologist Notable works EditEleven murals symbolizing the Principal Epochs in the History of Architecture 1881 82 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 91 and Danzig 1896 and over the staircase of the Breslau Museum 1894 Mythological scenes and sculptures in the Albertinum 1901 05 and the City Hall Dresden 1908 12 and a frieze with subjects from Norse mythology in the throne room of the German Embassy in Rome Sources and further reading Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Prell Hermann New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead Hartwig Fischer Ein Wilhelminisches Gesamtkunstwerk auf dem Kapitol Hermann Prell und die Einrichtung des Thronsaals in der Deutschen Botschaft zu Rom 1894 1899 Hamburg 1998 Christel Wunsch Hermann Prell In Die Kunst hat nie ein Mensch allein besessen Dreihundert Jahre Akademie der Kunste und Hochschule der Kunste Berlin Catalog of the Berlin Art Academy 1996 S 317 319 Adolf Rosenberg Prell Bielefeld 1901 Galland Georg Hermann Prell fresken skulpturen und tafelbilder des meisters Charlottenburg Amelang sche kunsthandlung 1904External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hermann Prell ArtNet More works by Prell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hermann Prell amp oldid 1133074545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
