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
The website has 5 types of users with different functions. Choose a suitable one from the list. Use the help tips that are attached to each of the user type.
Buyer
Artist and designer
Please, enter your email address with which you registered. You will receive a link to this address for changing the password.
