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

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Roelof Paul Citroen (1896 - 1983)
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Astrid Kirchherr (1938 - 2020)
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Walter Tanck (1894 - 1954)
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Paul Koken (1853 - 1910)
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Christian Georg Schuetz (1758 - 1823)
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1758 - 1823
Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner (1808 - 1894)
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Wolfgang Hugo Rheinhold (1853 - 1900)
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Margaret Leiteritz (1907 - 1976)
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Hans Vilz (1902 - 1971)
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Hannah Höch (1889 - 1978)
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Fritz Harnest (1905 - 1999)
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Gustav Köhler (1859 - 1922)
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Ursula Schultze-Bluhm (1921 - 1999)
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Josef P. Werner (1979)
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Martin Gotze (1865 - 1928)
Martin Gotze
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Creators Orientalism

David Roberts (1796 - 1864)
David Roberts
1796 - 1864
Alexandre Bida (1813 - 1895)
Alexandre Bida
1813 - 1895
Ferdinand Max Bredt (1860 - 1921)
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1860 - 1921
George Francklin Atkinson (1822 - 1859)
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1822 - 1859
Jan Baptist Huysmans (1826 - 1906)
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1826 - 1906
Henri Dabadie (1867 - 1949)
Henri Dabadie
1867 - 1949
Primitif Bono (1880 - 1955)
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1880 - 1955
Abel Pann (1883 - 1963)
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1883 - 1963
Émile-Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin (1841 - 1907)
Émile-Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin
1841 - 1907
José Villegas Cordero (1844 - 1921)
José Villegas Cordero
1844 - 1921
Jean Brindesi (1826 - 1888)
Jean Brindesi
1826 - 1888
Alexandre Georges Henri Regnault (1843 - 1871)
Alexandre Georges Henri Regnault
1843 - 1871
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (1799 - 1852)
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1799 - 1852
Otto Pilny (1866 - 1936)
Otto Pilny
1866 - 1936
Jan van Beers (1852 - 1927)
Jan van Beers
1852 - 1927
Alf Bachmann (1863 - 1956)
Alf Bachmann
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