Karl Wilhelm Gentz (1822 - 1890)

Karl Wilhelm Gentz (1822 - 1890) - photo 1

Karl Wilhelm Gentz

Karl Wilhelm Gentz was a German painter of the second half of the 19th century. He is known as a successful master who specialized in historical and ethnographic-genre painting with orientalist themes.

Gentz traveled to Morocco, Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula and other eastern regions, which influenced his style and fascination with Orientalism. The artist reproduced picturesque scenes, conveying the character of the area and its inhabitants with impressive beauty and truthfulness. He also created paintings with biblical and religious content, adhering to the realist trend. In the last years of his life, Gentz was a professor of painting and a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin.

Date and place of birt:9 december 1822, Neuruppin, Germany
Date and place of death:23 august 1890, Berlin, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Painter
Genre:Genre art, History painting
Art style:Orientalism

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Konrad Alexander Müller-Kurzwelly (1855 - 1914)
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Matthias Meyer (1969)
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Heinrich Bürkel (1802 - 1869)
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Otto Grashof (1812 - 1876)
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Arnold Leissler (1939 - 2014)
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Creators Orientalism

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Louis-Paul Le Poittevin
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Pat Wilson (1868 - 1928)
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Charles Cordier (1827 - 1905)
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Jules Noel (1815 - 1881)
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Antoine-Alphonse Montfort (1802 - 1884)
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Maurice Levis (1860 - 1940)
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Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824 - 1904)
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Jan Portielje (1829 - 1908)
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1829 - 1908
Karl Fedorovich Gun (1831 - 1877)
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Auguste Frédéric Dufaux II (1852 - 1943)
Auguste Frédéric Dufaux II
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Hermann Corrodi (1844 - 1905)
Hermann Corrodi
1844 - 1905
Addison Thomas Millar (1860 - 1913)
Addison Thomas Millar
1860 - 1913
Carlo Mancini (1829 - 1910)
Carlo Mancini
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Thomas Seddon (1828 - 1856)
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Gustavo Simoni (1845 - 1926)
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