Christian Ludwig Leonhard Gey (1838 - 1894)

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Christian Ludwig Leonhard Gey

Christian Ludwig Leonhard Gey was a German history painter and art professor. From 1854 to 1856, he was enrolled at the Technical University of Hanover. Later, he studied in Düsseldorf, Berlin and Dresden. In 1884 he became a Professor. After 1888, he was the head of the master classes in Drawing from Life at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. In addition to his paintings, he created several murals, in halls at Marienburg Castle and at Albrechtsburg, where he executed a wall mural showing Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and his wife Anne addressing the people of Meissen. Another mural, depicting the announcement of the Peace of Westphalia, at the town hall in Osnabrück, was destroyed during World War II.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:27 june 1838, Hannover, Germany
Date and place of death:21 september 1894, Dresden, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:History painting, Portrait
Art style:Realism
Technique:Fresco, Oil, Oil on canvas, Watercolor

Creators Germany

Willy Jaeckel (1888 - 1944)
Willy Jaeckel
1888 - 1944
Jacob Hilsdorf (1872 - 1916)
Jacob Hilsdorf
1872 - 1916
Peter Strang (1936 - 2022)
Peter Strang
1936 - 2022
Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss (1882 - 1943)
Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss
1882 - 1943
Johann Heinrich Balzer (1738 - 1799)
Johann Heinrich Balzer
1738 - 1799
Ludwig Willroider (1845 - 1910)
Ludwig Willroider
1845 - 1910
Erich Kittmann (1892 - 1978)
Erich Kittmann
1892 - 1978
Julius Exter (1863 - 1939)
Julius Exter
1863 - 1939
Willi Sitte (1921 - 2013)
Willi Sitte
1921 - 2013
Johann Benjamin Thomae (1682 - 1751)
Johann Benjamin Thomae
1682 - 1751
Ernst Schumacher-Salig (1905 - 1963)
Ernst Schumacher-Salig
1905 - 1963
Peter Heesch (1969)
Peter Heesch
1969
Werner Knaupp (1936)
Werner Knaupp
1936
Chris von Wangenheim (1942 - 1981)
Chris von Wangenheim
1942 - 1981
Georg von Kováts (1912 - 1997)
Georg von Kováts
1912 - 1997
Antonio Matteo Montemezzo (1841 - 1898)
Antonio Matteo Montemezzo
1841 - 1898

Creators Realism

Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831 - 1915)
Hendrik Willem Mesdag
1831 - 1915
Adolf Riesen (1908 - 1982)
Adolf Riesen
1908 - 1982
Léon Légat (1829 - ?)
Léon Légat
1829 - ?
Ernest Crofts (1847 - 1911)
Ernest Crofts
1847 - 1911
Cornelis Jacobsz Delff (1570 - 1643)
Cornelis Jacobsz Delff
1570 - 1643
Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen (1728 - 1811)
Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen
1728 - 1811
Adolf Hengeler (1863 - 1927)
Adolf Hengeler
1863 - 1927
Ivan Fomich Khrutsky (1810 - 1885)
Ivan Fomich Khrutsky
1810 - 1885
Nikolai Nikolaevich Baskakov (1918 - 1993)
Nikolai Nikolaevich Baskakov
1918 - 1993
Robert Parlow (1835 - 1901)
Robert Parlow
1835 - 1901
Francis Alexander (1800 - 1880)
Francis Alexander
1800 - 1880
Reinier Craeyvanger (1812 - 1880)
Reinier Craeyvanger
1812 - 1880
Allen Tupper True (1881 - 1955)
Allen Tupper True
1881 - 1955
Bruce Weber (1946)
Bruce Weber
1946
Alfred Hazledine (1876 - 1956)
Alfred Hazledine
1876 - 1956
Lindsay Bernard Hall (1859 - 1935)
Lindsay Bernard Hall
1859 - 1935