Romako Anton (Anton Romako, October 20, 1832 - March 8, 1889) - Austrian artist. Paintings on display at Vienna's Belvedere Gallery.
Anton was born in Romako Attsgersdorfe (now district of Vienna). Illegitimate son of industrialist Joseph Lepper (Josef Lepper) and Elizabeth Marie Anne Romako (Elisabeth Maria Anna Romako). He studied painting at the Vienna Academy (1847-1849), but his teacher, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, considered it mediocre. Later he studied in Munich (1849) by Wilhelm von Kaulbach, then in Venice, Rome and London. In early 1850 he took private lessons from Karl Rahl in Vienna, whose style borrowed. In 1854 he began the journey to Italy and Spain, and in 1857 settled in Rome, where he painted portraits, genre scenes and landscapes for local foreigners.
In 1862 he married Sophie kebele (Sophie Köbel), daughter of architect Charles Kebele, Anton and Sophie were born 5 children, but in 1875 their marriage breaks up because of the lover Sophie. In 1876 Romako returned to Vienna, but can not withstand the new style, represented by Hans Makart lives primarily on the content of wealthy patrons, such as Count Kaufshteyn (Kuefstein). Anton goes to study in Hungary, Italy and France, in 1882-1884, years lived alternately in Paris and in Geneva. In 1887, his two daughters, Matilda and Mary, to commit suicide from this blow Romako could not recover until the end of life. The last years of life spent in poverty, near Vienna, where he died in 1889. Romako was buried in Central Cemetery (Zentralfriedhof) in Vienna.
In 1953, in honor of the artist was named ul ul (Romakogasse) in his native Attsgersdorfe. Painting Romako "Battle of Lisa" served as a prototype for the commemorative coins of 20 euro on the armored frigate "Archduke Ferdinand Max," issued September 15, 2004.
Brother Anton Josef von Romako (Joseph von Romako), shipbuilding was an inspector in avstrovengerskom Navy.
Pomako wrote a lot of landscapes, in the spirit of the Barbizon school, but is known mainly for its portraits and historical canvases. His early works show the influence of bidermeyerskogo realism. whereas the later works written in the style of expressionism. Only 10 years after his death his works were reviewed and appreciated.
Romako now considered one of the most interesting artists of the era Ringstrasse (Ringstraßenepoche), creativity Romako had a great influence on the young Oskar Kokoschka. Many paintings Romako exhibited in Vienna's Belvedere Gallery.
The famous portrait, depicting the eccentric character of the Empress Elizabeth, was not recognized by his contemporaries.
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