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

Max Radler (1904 - 1971)
Max Radler
1904 - 1971
Bruno Piglhein (1848 - 1894)
Bruno Piglhein
1848 - 1894
Heinrich Eberhard (1884 - 1973)
Heinrich Eberhard
1884 - 1973
Jess Hans Martens (1826 - 1892)
Jess Hans Martens
1826 - 1892
Wolf Reuther (1917 - 2004)
Wolf Reuther
1917 - 2004
Friedrich Josef Nicolai Heydendahl (1844 - 1906)
Friedrich Josef Nicolai Heydendahl
1844 - 1906
Markus Lüpertz (1941)
Markus Lüpertz
1941
Georg Desmarees (1697 - 1776)
Georg Desmarees
1697 - 1776
Hubert Kiecol (1950)
Hubert Kiecol
1950
Karl Köpping (1848 - 1914)
Karl Köpping
1848 - 1914
Hermann Ottomar Herzog (1832 - 1932)
Hermann Ottomar Herzog
1832 - 1932
Tom Hartwig (1947)
Tom Hartwig
1947
Carl Heuser (1828 - 1892)
Carl Heuser
1828 - 1892
Carl Blechen (1798 - 1840)
Carl Blechen
1798 - 1840
Tommi Anton Parzinger (1903 - 1981)
Tommi Anton Parzinger
1903 - 1981
Wolfgang Hugo Rheinhold (1853 - 1900)
Wolfgang Hugo Rheinhold
1853 - 1900

Creators Orientalism

Nils Forsberg (1842 - 1934)
Nils Forsberg
1842 - 1934
Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova (1884 - 1967)
Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova
1884 - 1967
Otto Georgi (1819 - 1874)
Otto Georgi
1819 - 1874
Henry van Wyk (1833 - 1889)
Henry van Wyk
1833 - 1889
William Allan (1782 - 1850)
William Allan
1782 - 1850
Eugenio Cecconi (1842 - 1903)
Eugenio Cecconi
1842 - 1903
Gyula Tornai (1861 - 1928)
Gyula Tornai
1861 - 1928
John Maler Collier (1850 - 1934)
John Maler Collier
1850 - 1934
Nasreddine Dinet (1861 - 1929)
Nasreddine Dinet
1861 - 1929
Manuel Muñoz y Otero (1850)
Manuel Muñoz y Otero
1850
Ruvim Moiseevich Mazel (1890 - 1967)
Ruvim Moiseevich Mazel
1890 - 1967
Félix Guyot Guillain (1878 - 1960)
Félix Guyot Guillain
1878 - 1960
William James Webbe (1830 - 1904)
William James Webbe
1830 - 1904
Charles Zaccharie Landelle (1821 - 1908)
Charles Zaccharie Landelle
1821 - 1908
Friedrich Nerly (1807 - 1878)
Friedrich Nerly
1807 - 1878
Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802 - 1858)
Johann Moritz Rugendas
1802 - 1858