Karl Wilhelm Gentz (1822 - 1890)

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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

Creators Germany

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Ludwig Knaus (1829 - 1910)
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Carl Martin Ebersberg (1818 - 1880)
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1818 - 1880
Heinrich Rasch (1840 - 1913)
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1840 - 1913
Wolfgang Schneider (1950)
Wolfgang Schneider
1950
Ernst Hermanns (1914 - 2000)
Ernst Hermanns
1914 - 2000
Erwin Carl Wilhelm Gunther (1864 - 1927)
Erwin Carl Wilhelm Gunther
1864 - 1927
Theo Garvé (1902 - 1987)
Theo Garvé
1902 - 1987
Joseph Karl Stiehler (1781 - 1858)
Joseph Karl Stiehler
1781 - 1858
Dieter Krieg (1937 - 2005)
Dieter Krieg
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Ernst Biedermann (1868 - 1928)
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1868 - 1928
Daniel Richter (1962)
Daniel Richter
1962
Fritz Kronenberg (1901 - 1960)
Fritz Kronenberg
1901 - 1960
Fritz Kreidt (1936 - 2020)
Fritz Kreidt
1936 - 2020
Erdmut Bramke (1940 - 2002)
Erdmut Bramke
1940 - 2002
Heinrich Zille (1858 - 1929)
Heinrich Zille
1858 - 1929

Creators Orientalism

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803 - 1860)
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
1803 - 1860
Jan van Beers (1852 - 1927)
Jan van Beers
1852 - 1927
Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (1839 - 1915)
Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky
1839 - 1915
Richard Karl Sommer (1866 - 1939)
Richard Karl Sommer
1866 - 1939
Edmund Berninger (1843 - 1929)
Edmund Berninger
1843 - 1929
Carl Haag (1820 - 1915)
Carl Haag
1820 - 1915
Franz Xaver Kosler (1864 - 1905)
Franz Xaver Kosler
1864 - 1905
Jean Baptiste Discart (1855 - 1940)
Jean Baptiste Discart
1855 - 1940
Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin (1842 - 1904)
Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin
1842 - 1904
Paul Desire Trouillebert (1829 - 1900)
Paul Desire Trouillebert
1829 - 1900
Paul Pascal (1839 - 1905)
Paul Pascal
1839 - 1905
Romualdo Locatelli (1905 - 1943)
Romualdo Locatelli
1905 - 1943
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842 - 1923)
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ
1842 - 1923
Julius Köhnholz (1839 - 1925)
Julius Köhnholz
1839 - 1925
 Arif Pasha (1807 - 1865)
Arif Pasha
1807 - 1865
Gustave Achille Guillaumet (1840 - 1887)
Gustave Achille Guillaumet
1840 - 1887
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