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

Maximilian Hermann Maxy (1895 - 1971)
Maximilian Hermann Maxy
1895 - 1971
Maximilian de Ring (1799 - 1873)
Maximilian de Ring
1799 - 1873
Andreas Schön (1955)
Andreas Schön
1955
Luitpold Domberger (1912 - 2005)
Luitpold Domberger
1912 - 2005
Eberhard Havekost (1967 - 2019)
Eberhard Havekost
1967 - 2019
Erich Wegner (1899 - 1980)
Erich Wegner
1899 - 1980
Gortzius Geldorp (1553 - 1618)
Gortzius Geldorp
1553 - 1618
Heinrich Gogarten (1850 - 1911)
Heinrich Gogarten
1850 - 1911
Ralf Kaspers (1957)
Ralf Kaspers
1957
Otmar Alt (1940)
Otmar Alt
1940
Philipp Schmid (1809 - ?)
Philipp Schmid
1809 - ?
Otto Griebel (1895 - 1972)
Otto Griebel
1895 - 1972
Thomas Hartmann (1950)
Thomas Hartmann
1950
Thomas Baumgartel (1960)
Thomas Baumgartel
1960
Frank Suplie (1950)
Frank Suplie
1950
Robert Krause (1813 - 1885)
Robert Krause
1813 - 1885

Creators Orientalism

Johann Hermann Kretzschmer (1811 - 1890)
Johann Hermann Kretzschmer
1811 - 1890
Franz Quallio (1844 - 1920)
Franz Quallio
1844 - 1920
Maurice Bompard (1857 - 1935)
Maurice Bompard
1857 - 1935
Peter Kornbeck (1837 - 1894)
Peter Kornbeck
1837 - 1894
Étienne Amédée Rosier (1831 - 1914)
Étienne Amédée Rosier
1831 - 1914
Henry Roderick Newman (1843 - 1917)
Henry Roderick Newman
1843 - 1917
Carl Wilhelm Götzloff (1799 - 1866)
Carl Wilhelm Götzloff
1799 - 1866
Louis Joseph Anthonissen (1849 - 1913)
Louis Joseph Anthonissen
1849 - 1913
Jan Portielje (1829 - 1908)
Jan Portielje
1829 - 1908
Marcel Rene von Herrfeldt (1889 - 1965)
Marcel Rene von Herrfeldt
1889 - 1965
Paul Dominique Philippoteaux (1846 - 1923)
Paul Dominique Philippoteaux
1846 - 1923
August von Siegen (1850 - 1910)
August von Siegen
1850 - 1910
Louis-Auguste Veillon (1834 - 1890)
Louis-Auguste Veillon
1834 - 1890
Nils Forsberg (1842 - 1934)
Nils Forsberg
1842 - 1934
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (1799 - 1852)
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov
1799 - 1852
Charles-Théodore Frère (1814 - 1886)
Charles-Théodore Frère
1814 - 1886