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

Volker Hildebrandt (1953)
Volker Hildebrandt
1953
Johann Adam Ackermann (1780 - 1853)
Johann Adam Ackermann
1780 - 1853
Herman Haase-Ilsenburg (1879 - 1960)
Herman Haase-Ilsenburg
1879 - 1960
Rudolf Jacobi (1889 - 1972)
Rudolf Jacobi
1889 - 1972
Hermann Glöckner (1889 - 1987)
Hermann Glöckner
1889 - 1987
Bernhard Hoetger (1874 - 1949)
Bernhard Hoetger
1874 - 1949
Eduard Friedrich Pape (1817 - 1905)
Eduard Friedrich Pape
1817 - 1905
Hans Strohbach (1891 - 1949)
Hans Strohbach
1891 - 1949
Georg Simon Ohm (1789 - 1854)
Georg Simon Ohm
1789 - 1854
Eduard Schleich I (1812 - 1874)
Eduard Schleich I
1812 - 1874
Louis Braun (1836 - 1916)
Louis Braun
1836 - 1916
Rudolf Schoofs (1932 - 2009)
Rudolf Schoofs
1932 - 2009
Herbert Volz (1944)
Herbert Volz
1944
Andrea C. Hoffer (1964)
Andrea C. Hoffer
1964
Wilhelm Buddenberg (1890 - 1967)
Wilhelm Buddenberg
1890 - 1967
Hubertus Giebe (1953)
Hubertus Giebe
1953

Creators Orientalism

Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner (1846 - 1927)
Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner
1846 - 1927
Nils Forsberg (1842 - 1934)
Nils Forsberg
1842 - 1934
Carl Haag (1820 - 1915)
Carl Haag
1820 - 1915
Ludwik Veselovsky (1854 - 1892)
Ludwik Veselovsky
1854 - 1892
Emilio Sánchez Perrier (1855 - 1907)
Emilio Sánchez Perrier
1855 - 1907
George Francklin Atkinson (1822 - 1859)
George Francklin Atkinson
1822 - 1859
Gyula Tornai (1861 - 1928)
Gyula Tornai
1861 - 1928
Karl Fedorovich Gun (1831 - 1877)
Karl Fedorovich Gun
1831 - 1877
Jacques-Elie-Abraham Hermanjat (1862 - 1932)
Jacques-Elie-Abraham Hermanjat
1862 - 1932
Jan Baptist Huysmans (1826 - 1906)
Jan Baptist Huysmans
1826 - 1906
Grigorii Grigorevich Gagarin (1810 - 1893)
Grigorii Grigorevich Gagarin
1810 - 1893
Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin Pils (1815 - 1875)
Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin Pils
1815 - 1875
José Villegas Cordero (1844 - 1921)
José Villegas Cordero
1844 - 1921
Otto Georgi (1819 - 1874)
Otto Georgi
1819 - 1874
Antal Ligeti (1823 - 1890)
Antal Ligeti
1823 - 1890
Richard Karl Sommer (1866 - 1939)
Richard Karl Sommer
1866 - 1939
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