Leeke – Wagner, Richard. –

Ferdinand Leeke (born April 7, 1859 in Burg near Magdeburg; died November 16, 1937 in Nuremberg) was a German painter. – Ferdinand Leeke studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1881[1] under Ludwig von Herterich (1856–1932) and Alexander (Sándor) von Liezen-Mayer (1839–1898). His main work is a series of paintings depicting scenes from Richard Wagner’s operas, created between 1889 and 1898 on commission from composer Siegfried Wagner (1869–1930), the third son of Richard Wagner (1813–1883). The pictures appeared in 1899 in poster form in the Munich art publishing house “Franz Hanfstaengl” with accompanying text by Franz Muncker, printed in a six-color gravure process. – Wagner images: Rienzi: Act IV, Scene II – The Flying Dutchman: Act III, Finale – Tannhäuser: Act III, Scene I – Lohengrin: Act III, Finale – Das Rheingold: Scene II – Die Walküre: Act I – Siegfried: Act II – Götterdämmerung: Act III – Tristan und Isolde: Act II – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Act III