01 Work, The Art of War, Maximilian Pirner's The End of All Things, with footnotes

Maximilian Pirner

The End of All Things - Finis, c. 1887

Oil on canvas

height 100 cm, width 130 cm

National Gallery Prague

Maximilian Pirner's "The End of All Things" is a haunting and thought-provoking work of art that expertly combines technical skill with emotional depth. It is a testament to the power of art to explore the human condition and to challenge our perceptions of the world around us. More on this painting

Maximilian Pirner (13 February 1853 in Sušice – 2 April 1924 in Prague) was a Czech painter. He was a member of the Vienna Secession, and associated with the Mánes Union of Fine Arts.

He was enrolled from 1872 to 1874 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague and from 1875 to 1879 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, where he studied with his countryman, Josef Matyáš Trenkwald. He remained in Vienna until 1887, although he was not an active participant in the local artistic community. At that time, he became a teacher at the Academy in Prague and was named a Professor there in 1896.

Pirner's usual themes were classical mythology. Pirner completed a number of sketches of female figures, many of them nudes. He also did stained glass windows and medals.

Described by one critic as having achieved "mastery of the sinuous line". Pirner also had his detractors. One contemporary critic, while acknowledging Pirner's talent, considered him an "over-sophisticated mystic. More on Maximilian Pirner

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