Graphics 19th-20th century — A404: Frühjaresauktion
Dietrich Heinrich Maria Monten was a German painter and lithographer.
Dietrich studied painting at the Düsseldorf Art Academy and the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He mastered various techniques and took on any genre, but his main subjects were historical, battle and genre themes. He created many large-scale works on important historical events. During his lifetime, Dietrich Monten, together with his colleague Heinrich Ambros Eckert (1807-1840) and others, published more than 1,000 illustrations of the uniforms of European armies in the form of color lithographs collected in separate volumes.
Ferdinand von Piloty was a German artist of the second half of the nineteenth century. He is known as a painter, book illustrator, and as the brother of the famous painter Carl Theodor von Piloty.
Von Piloty produced significant works, including five historical frescoes in the Bavarian National Museum and frescoes for the town hall of Landsberg am Lech. The artist's list of famous works includes the historical paintings Thomas More in Prison, Raphael on the Bed of Sickness, and others. Von Piloty was a member of numerous academies and left his mark on the art world, also illustrating Schiller's "The Bell".
Franz Seraph Lenbach was a German painter known primarily for his portraits of prominent personalities from the nobility, the arts, and industry. Because of his standing in society, he was often referred to as the "Malerfürst" (Painter Prince).
