Adolf von Menzel (1815 - 1905)
Adolf von Menzel
Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel was a German Realist artist noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings. Along with Caspar David Friedrich, he is considered one of the two most prominent German painters of the 19th century, and was the most successful artist of his era in Germany. First known as Adolph Menzel, he was knighted in 1898 and changed his name to Adolph von Menzel.
His popularity in his native country, owing especially to his history paintings, was such that few of his major paintings left Germany, as many were quickly acquired by museums in Berlin. Menzel's graphic work (and especially his drawings) were more widely disseminated; these, along with informal paintings not initially intended for display, have largely accounted for his posthumous reputation.
| Date and place of birt: | 8 december 1815, Wrocław, Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Date and place of death: | 9 february 1905, Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality: | Germany, Poland |
| Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
| Specialization: | Genre painter, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist |
| Art school / group: | Malkasten Artists' Association, Vienna Secession |
| Genre: | Genre art, History painting, Landscape painting, Portrait, Religious genre |
| Art style: | Biedermeier, Historicism, Realism, Romanticism |
