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Karl von Piloty was the foremost representative of the Realist style of painting in Germany. Piloty was the younger brother of Ferdinand Piloty, a noted lithographer. In 1840 he entered the Munich Academy as a student; two years later he studied under Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.
He went to Munich, and after two years of independent study attracted the attention of Karl Theodor von Piloty, under whose guidance, between 1861 and 1865 he developed his painting style. During these years, Makart also travelled to London , Paris and Rome to further his studies.
Karl Theodor von Piloty (1 October 1826 – 21 July 1886) was a German painter, noted for his historical subjects, and recognised as the foremost representative of the realistic school in Germany. Life and work. Piloty was born in Munich. His father, Ferdinand Piloty (d. 1844), enjoyed a great reputation as a lithographer.
Carl Theodor Piloty, ab 1860 von Piloty, auch Karl (* 1. Oktober 1826 in München; † 21. Juli 1886 in Ambach am Starnberger See), war ein deutscher Maler .
Karl von Piloty, the foremost representative of the realistic school in Germany, became director in 1874. From 1900 to 1918 the academy's director was Ferdinand Freiherr von Miller. During the Second World War, Hitler replaced the academy’s “non-Aryan” professors with Nazi artists.
Carl Theodor von Piloty (1 de octubre de 1826, Múnich-21 de julio de 1886, Ambach, hoy parte de Münsing) fue un pintor alemán historicista, el principal representante del Realismo pictórico en Alemania.
His history painting Seni by the Body of Wallenstein (1855; Munich, Neue Pinakothek) was an enormous success, allowing him to take a leading role in the art life of Munich. In 1860 he was ennobled. In 1874, he was appointed keeper of the Munich Academy.
