Theodor Pixis

Funded and supported by his teachers, Pixis left in 1856 for two years of study in Italy.

From 1862 onwards there came in rapid succession many pictures which were highly praised by critics, such as Calvin meets Servetus in prison, as well as illustrations for a cycle of German folk songs.

For the Bruckmann publishing house, Pixis created three images for the Schiller-Galerie and four representations of the seasons.

King Ludwig II commissioned Pixis to create a series of pen drawings illustrating the music dramas of Richard Wagner.

His large oil paintings show the influence of the elegant and sentimental manner of Arthur von Ramberg.