Karl Friedrich Lessing (1808 - 1880)

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Karl Friedrich Lessing

Karl Friedrich Lessing was a German painter of the mid-nineteenth century. He is known as a Romantic painter, a representative of the Düsseldorf School of painting.

Lessing began his career with melancholic-romantic landscapes and paintings on literary subjects. He later gained popularity as a landscape painter. Reproductions of his works were widely printed in German magazines of the XIX century. Later Lessing switched to historical subjects, creating historical paintings, as well as frescoes.

Lessing was a member of various art societies and academies, both German and foreign.

Date and place of birt:15 february 1808, Wrocław, Prussia
Date and place of death:4 january 1880, Karlsruhe, Prussia
Nationality:Germany, Poland
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Landscape painter, Painter
Art school / group:Düsseldorf school of painting, Malkasten Artists' Association
Genre:Cityscape, History painting, Landscape painting, Mythological painting
Art style:Romanticism

Creators Germany

Werner Franzen (1928 - 2014)
Werner Franzen
1928 - 2014
Adolf Erbslöh (1881 - 1947)
Adolf Erbslöh
1881 - 1947
Ernst Julius Henel (1811 - 1891)
Ernst Julius Henel
1811 - 1891
Leopold Schmutzler (1864 - 1940)
Leopold Schmutzler
1864 - 1940
Emil von Ernst (1817 - 1905)
Emil von Ernst
1817 - 1905
Otto Seitz (1846 - 1912)
Otto Seitz
1846 - 1912
August von Rentzell (1810 - 1891)
August von Rentzell
1810 - 1891
Otto Niemeyer-Holstein (1896 - 1984)
Otto Niemeyer-Holstein
1896 - 1984
Emil Schumacher (1912 - 1999)
Emil Schumacher
1912 - 1999
Oskar Nerlinger (1893 - 1969)
Oskar Nerlinger
1893 - 1969
Rudolf Bartels (1872 - 1943)
Rudolf Bartels
1872 - 1943
Joseph Wenglein (1845 - 1919)
Joseph Wenglein
1845 - 1919
Oswald Brückner (1897 - 1989)
Oswald Brückner
1897 - 1989
Heinrich Lang (1838 - 1891)
Heinrich Lang
1838 - 1891
Hans Schuler (1874 - 1951)
Hans Schuler
1874 - 1951
Jerry Zeniuk (1945)
Jerry Zeniuk
1945

Creators Romanticism

John Sell Cotman (1782 - 1842)
John Sell Cotman
1782 - 1842
Christian Wilberg (1839 - 1882)
Christian Wilberg
1839 - 1882
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
1830 - 1886
Henry Fuseli (1741 - 1825)
Henry Fuseli
1741 - 1825
Emily Eden (1797 - 1869)
Emily Eden
1797 - 1869
Edouard Lanteri (1848 - 1917)
Edouard Lanteri
1848 - 1917
Daniel Huntington (1816 - 1906)
Daniel Huntington
1816 - 1906
Arnold Schulten (1809 - 1874)
Arnold Schulten
1809 - 1874
Hans Christian Hyllested (1794 - 1838)
Hans Christian Hyllested
1794 - 1838
Charles Leickert (1816 - 1907)
Charles Leickert
1816 - 1907
Eugène Francois Fines (1826 - 1901)
Eugène Francois Fines
1826 - 1901
William Collins (1788 - 1847)
William Collins
1788 - 1847
Ole Hansen (XIX century - ?)
Ole Hansen
XIX century - ?
James Digman Wingfield (1800 - 1872)
James Digman Wingfield
1800 - 1872
Carolina Lose (1784 - 1833)
Carolina Lose
1784 - 1833
Eduard Gaertner (1801 - 1877)
Eduard Gaertner
1801 - 1877
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