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

Creators Germany

Richard Förster (1873 - 1956)
Richard Förster
1873 - 1956
Gerhard Brandes (1923 - 2013)
Gerhard Brandes
1923 - 2013
Johann Michael Feuchtmayer (1709 - 1772)
Johann Michael Feuchtmayer
1709 - 1772
Thomas Ring (1892 - 1983)
Thomas Ring
1892 - 1983
Louise Elisabeth Andrae (1876 - 1945)
Louise Elisabeth Andrae
1876 - 1945
Otto Bollhagen (1861 - 1924)
Otto Bollhagen
1861 - 1924
Friederike Groß (1965)
Friederike Groß
1965
Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch (1788 - 1864)
Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch
1788 - 1864
Attila Kovács (1938 - 2017)
Attila Kovács
1938 - 2017
Joseph Mathias Grassi (1757 - 1838)
Joseph Mathias Grassi
1757 - 1838
Henriette Grahnert (1977)
Henriette Grahnert
1977
Guido Hampe (1839 - 1902)
Guido Hampe
1839 - 1902
Henry Ritter (1816 - 1853)
Henry Ritter
1816 - 1853
Alexei Ilyich Bashlakov (1936 - 1980)
Alexei Ilyich Bashlakov
1936 - 1980
Peter Keler (1898 - 1982)
Peter Keler
1898 - 1982
Leo von König (1871 - 1944)
Leo von König
1871 - 1944

Creators Orientalism

Louis Devedeux (1820 - 1874)
Louis Devedeux
1820 - 1874
Émile Charles Joseph Loubon (1809 - 1863)
Émile Charles Joseph Loubon
1809 - 1863
Nils Forsberg (1842 - 1934)
Nils Forsberg
1842 - 1934
Max Rabes (1868 - 1944)
Max Rabes
1868 - 1944
Georges Clairin (1843 - 1919)
Georges Clairin
1843 - 1919
Pat Wilson (1868 - 1928)
Pat Wilson
1868 - 1928
Forbes Macbean (XIX century - XIX century)
Forbes Macbean
XIX century - XIX century
Vincenzo Marinelli (1820 - 1892)
Vincenzo Marinelli
1820 - 1892
Francesco Paolo Michetti (1851 - 1929)
Francesco Paolo Michetti
1851 - 1929
Eugenio Cecconi (1842 - 1903)
Eugenio Cecconi
1842 - 1903
Stanislaw Chlebowski (1835 - 1884)
Stanislaw Chlebowski
1835 - 1884
Alexius Geyer (1816 - 1883)
Alexius Geyer
1816 - 1883
Percy Carpenter (1820 - 1895)
Percy Carpenter
1820 - 1895
Jules Taupin (1863 - 1932)
Jules Taupin
1863 - 1932
Edward John Poynter (1836 - 1919)
Edward John Poynter
1836 - 1919
Manuel Muñoz y Otero (1850)
Manuel Muñoz y Otero
1850
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