Johann Velten (1807 - 1883) - photo 1

Johann Velten

Johann Velten was a German painter of the mid-nineteenth century. He is known as a painter, portraitist and genre painter, a representative of the Düsseldorf school of art.

Velten created paintings in the style of emerging realism. He participated in the revolution of 1848, was arrested, but was later acquitted and released. Vélten continued to work as a portrait painter, mainly creating portraits for the new bourgeoisie, who wanted realistic portraits without romantic idealization. His most famous work, however, was the painting "Prison Scene," depicting the artist himself and his fellow inmates during their imprisonment. The master was also involved in landscape and church painting.

Date and place of birt:15 january 1807, Graach an der Mosel, Germany
Date and place of death:30 december 1883, Graach an der Mosel, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Painter, Portraitist
Art school / group:Düsseldorf school of painting
Genre:Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Academism, Realism

Creators Germany

Heinrich Gogarten (1850 - 1911)
Heinrich Gogarten
1850 - 1911
Hans Meyer-Kassel (1872 - 1952)
Hans Meyer-Kassel
1872 - 1952
Albert Sous (1935)
Albert Sous
1935
Karl Heffner (1849 - 1927)
Karl Heffner
1849 - 1927
Werner Liebmann (1951)
Werner Liebmann
1951
Christian Wilberg (1839 - 1882)
Christian Wilberg
1839 - 1882
Johann Evangelist Holzer (1709 - 1740)
Johann Evangelist Holzer
1709 - 1740
Thomas Virnich (1957)
Thomas Virnich
1957
Albert Hennig (1907 - 1998)
Albert Hennig
1907 - 1998
Ai Weiwei (1957)
Ai Weiwei
1957
Hans Hubert Hans Hubert (1880 - 1926)
Hans Hubert Hans Hubert
1880 - 1926
Ottmar Hendschel (1845 - 1921)
Ottmar Hendschel
1845 - 1921
Erich Thum (1886 - 1952)
Erich Thum
1886 - 1952
Ludwig von Hofmann (1861 - 1945)
Ludwig von Hofmann
1861 - 1945
Raimund Girke (1930 - 2002)
Raimund Girke
1930 - 2002
Harm Hermann Hoffmann (1939 - 2014)
Harm Hermann Hoffmann
1939 - 2014

Creators Academism

Harriet Backer (1845 - 1932)
Harriet Backer
1845 - 1932
Hermann Bahner (1867 - 1938)
Hermann Bahner
1867 - 1938
Jean Frédéric Bazille (1841 - 1870)
Jean Frédéric Bazille
1841 - 1870
Rufin Gavrilovich Sudkovsky (1850 - 1885)
Rufin Gavrilovich Sudkovsky
1850 - 1885
Robert Schmidt-Hamburg (1885 - 1963)
Robert Schmidt-Hamburg
1885 - 1963
Ernst Penzoldt (1892 - 1955)
Ernst Penzoldt
1892 - 1955
Henry Garland (1834 - 1913)
Henry Garland
1834 - 1913
Louis Tuaillon (1862 - 1919)
Louis Tuaillon
1862 - 1919
Hermann Ernst Friedrich Garling (1892 - 1961)
Hermann Ernst Friedrich Garling
1892 - 1961
Franz Ludwig Paul Noster (1859 - 1910)
Franz Ludwig Paul Noster
1859 - 1910
Fortunino Matania (1881 - 1963)
Fortunino Matania
1881 - 1963
Wilhelm Buddenberg (1890 - 1967)
Wilhelm Buddenberg
1890 - 1967
Georg Sauter (1866 - 1937)
Georg Sauter
1866 - 1937
Alexandr Ivanovich Blokhin (1877 - 1944)
Alexandr Ivanovich Blokhin
1877 - 1944
Eduard Friedrich Pape (1817 - 1905)
Eduard Friedrich Pape
1817 - 1905
Arnold Lyongrün (1871 - 1935)
Arnold Lyongrün
1871 - 1935
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