Maximilian Speck von Sternburg

Maximilian Speck von Sternburg
Born 30 July 1776
Gröba
Died 22 December 1856
Leipzig

Maximilian Speck von Sternburg (1776 – 1856) was a wool merchant and art collector from Germany.

Engraving by Loos of a Jacob van Ruisdael painting in his collection, page from the 1827 catalog

Speck-Sternburg was born in Gröba and became wealthy in the wool trade. On his visits to various places he enjoyed viewing the art galleries and became a connaisseur. He set up a public art gallery in his home at Lützschena that became a popular visitor attraction in the 1840s.[1] He also became a major patron of the museum in nearby Leipzig.[2]

Speck von Sternburg died in Leipzig.

References

  1. ↑ A Hand-Book for Travellers on the Continent: being a guide through Holland, Belgium, Prussia, and Northern Germany, by John Murray, 1843
  2. ↑ Verzeichnis der Kunstwerke im Museum der bildenden Künste zu Leipzig, 1903 catalog of Museum der bildenden Künste zu Leipzig


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