Otto Knille (1832 - 1898) - photo 1

Otto Knille

Otto Knille was a German painter of the second half of the 19th century. He is known as a historical painter, a representative of the Düsseldorf School.

Knille from 1865 lived in Berlin, where he created historical paintings commissioned by the Prussian government. Famous is his series of five panels "The Challenge of Struggle" about Prussia's victory in the Franco-Prussian War. He also tackled mythological and heroic subjects, including the painting Tannhäuser and Venus.

Knille was a professor at the Prussian Academy of Fine Arts from 1877 and one of the founders of the Malkasten artists' association.

Date and place of birt:10 september 1832, Osnabrück, Germany
Date and place of death:7 april 1898, Merano - Meran, Italy
Nationality:Germany, Italy
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Educator, Genre painter, Painter
Art school / group:Malkasten Artists' Association
Genre:History painting, Mythological painting

Creators Germany

Werner Graeff (1901 - 1978)
Werner Graeff
1901 - 1978
Friedrich Heimerdinger (1817 - 1882)
Friedrich Heimerdinger
1817 - 1882
Heinrich Rudolf Schuster (1848 - 1902)
Heinrich Rudolf Schuster
1848 - 1902
Robert Beyschlag (1838 - 1903)
Robert Beyschlag
1838 - 1903
Rudolf Gudden (1863 - 1935)
Rudolf Gudden
1863 - 1935
Ernst Mollenhauer (1892 - 1963)
Ernst Mollenhauer
1892 - 1963
Paul Klee (1879 - 1940)
Paul Klee
1879 - 1940
Ludwig von Zumbusch (1861 - 1927)
Ludwig von Zumbusch
1861 - 1927
Daniel Berger (1744 - 1825)
Daniel Berger
1744 - 1825
Ludwig Sckell (1833 - 1912)
Ludwig Sckell
1833 - 1912
Friedrich Kallmorgen (1856 - 1924)
Friedrich Kallmorgen
1856 - 1924
Jürgen Görg (1951)
Jürgen Görg
1951
Matthias Zölle (1959)
Matthias Zölle
1959
Günter Schöllkopf (1935 - 1979)
Günter Schöllkopf
1935 - 1979
Max Pechstein (1881 - 1955)
Max Pechstein
1881 - 1955
Johann August Nahl II (1752 - 1825)
Johann August Nahl II
1752 - 1825

Creators Malkasten Artists' Association

Emanuel Leutze (1816 - 1868)
Emanuel Leutze
1816 - 1868
Christen Brun (1828 - 1905)
Christen Brun
1828 - 1905
Heinrich Hartung III (1851 - 1919)
Heinrich Hartung III
1851 - 1919
Eduard Caspar Post (1827 - 1882)
Eduard Caspar Post
1827 - 1882
Otto Heichert (1868 - 1946)
Otto Heichert
1868 - 1946
Theodor Hildebrandt (1804 - 1874)
Theodor Hildebrandt
1804 - 1874
Anton Hackenbroich (1878 - 1969)
Anton Hackenbroich
1878 - 1969
Gustav Rutz (1857 - 1949)
Gustav Rutz
1857 - 1949
Herma Körding (1927 - 2010)
Herma Körding
1927 - 2010
Adolf Lins (1856 - 1927)
Adolf Lins
1856 - 1927
Oswald Achenbach (1827 - 1905)
Oswald Achenbach
1827 - 1905
Georg Grulich (1911 - 1993)
Georg Grulich
1911 - 1993
Fritz Köhler (1887 - 1972)
Fritz Köhler
1887 - 1972
Henry Ritter (1816 - 1853)
Henry Ritter
1816 - 1853
Carl Murdfield (1868 - 1944)
Carl Murdfield
1868 - 1944
Johann Peter Hasenclever (1810 - 1853)
Johann Peter Hasenclever
1810 - 1853
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