Kreutzer Collection

Portrait of the Composer Léon Kreutzer (1817-1868). Creator: Desmaisons, Émile (1812-1880)
Portrait of the Composer Leon Kreutzer (1817-1868). Private Collection

French tenor singer Adolphe Nourrit as Alamede in Ipsiboe by Rodolphe Kreutzer, Academie Royale de Musique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Kreutzer, Les Amours d Antoine et de Cleopatra (chromolitho)
667094 Kreutzer, Les Amours d Antoine et de Cleopatra (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kreutzer, Les Amours d Antoine et de Cleopatra)

Portrait of the Composer Leon Kreutzer (1817-1868). Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of the Composer Leon Kreutzer (1817-1868). Private Collection

Portrait of the composer Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831), 1809. Creator: Quenedey, Edmé
Portrait of the composer Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831), 1809. Private Collection

Portrait of the violinist and composer Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer (1778-1832), 1808. Private Collection

Portrait of the composer Conradin Kreutzer (1780-1849). Private Collection

RODOLPHE KREUTZER (1766-1831). French violinist and composer: contemporary engraving by C. T. Riedel after A. P
RODOLPHE KREUTZER (1766-1831). French violinist and composer: contemporary engraving by C.T. Riedel after A.P. Vincent

Leo Tolstoy Caricature
LEO TOLSTOY Russian novelist writing his story The Kreutzer Sonata as a pot-boiler Date: 1828 - 1910

Rodolphe Kreutzer
RODOLPHE KREUTZER French violinist and composer

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Amidst the rich artistic landscape of 19th century France, the enigmatic figure of Rodolphe Kreutzer stands out. Known for his virtuosic violin playing and groundbreaking compositions, Kreutzer's influence on music was profound. Adolphe Nourrit, the renowned French tenor singer, once portrayed Alamede in a production of Kreutzer's opera "Les Amours d'Antoine et de Cléopâtre." The composer's portrait, captured in various chromolithos and paintings by Quenedey, Bourgeois de la Richardière, Brodtmann, and Riedel, reveal a man of intensity and deep concentration. Yet, beyond his musical genius, Kreutzer's legacy is also marked by his complex relationship with Leo Tolstoy, immortalized in a satirical caricature. A true polymath, Kreutzer's impact on music and art continues to resonate, leaving us in awe of his artistic brilliance.