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

Otto Möller (1883 - 1964)
Otto Möller
1883 - 1964
Carl Martin Ebersberg (1818 - 1880)
Carl Martin Ebersberg
1818 - 1880
Emil Schultz-Riga (1872 - 1931)
Emil Schultz-Riga
1872 - 1931
Claus Bergen (1885 - 1964)
Claus Bergen
1885 - 1964
Josef Kohlschein II (1884 - 1958)
Josef Kohlschein II
1884 - 1958
Johannes Pfeiffer (1954)
Johannes Pfeiffer
1954
Otto Pankok (1893 - 1966)
Otto Pankok
1893 - 1966
Erika Kiffl (1939)
Erika Kiffl
1939
Karl Gerhard van Ackeren (1906 - 1978)
Karl Gerhard van Ackeren
1906 - 1978
Franz Xaver Zettler (1841 - 1916)
Franz Xaver Zettler
1841 - 1916
Jacob Philipp Hackert (1737 - 1807)
Jacob Philipp Hackert
1737 - 1807
Johann Wilhelm Schütze (1807 - 1878)
Johann Wilhelm Schütze
1807 - 1878
Robert Poetzelberger (1856 - 1930)
Robert Poetzelberger
1856 - 1930
Charles Bergen (1853 - 1933)
Charles Bergen
1853 - 1933
Bernd Schwarzer (1954)
Bernd Schwarzer
1954
Axel Arndt (1941 - 1998)
Axel Arndt
1941 - 1998

Creators Orientalism

Albert Joseph Franke (1860 - 1924)
Albert Joseph Franke
1860 - 1924
Fausto Zonaro (1854 - 1929)
Fausto Zonaro
1854 - 1929
Carlo Mancini (1829 - 1910)
Carlo Mancini
1829 - 1910
Paul Pascal (1839 - 1905)
Paul Pascal
1839 - 1905
Jacobus van Looy (1855 - 1930)
Jacobus van Looy
1855 - 1930
Georges Clairin (1843 - 1919)
Georges Clairin
1843 - 1919
Alcide Bariteau (1862 - 1943)
Alcide Bariteau
1862 - 1943
Charles Zaccharie Landelle (1821 - 1908)
Charles Zaccharie Landelle
1821 - 1908
Johann Hermann Kretzschmer (1811 - 1890)
Johann Hermann Kretzschmer
1811 - 1890
Franz Vinck (1827 - 1903)
Franz Vinck
1827 - 1903
Alphonse Birck (1859 - 1944)
Alphonse Birck
1859 - 1944
Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (1838 - 1874)
Mariano Fortuny y Marsal
1838 - 1874
Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner (1846 - 1927)
Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner
1846 - 1927
Jan Baptist Huysmans (1826 - 1906)
Jan Baptist Huysmans
1826 - 1906
Antonio Maria Fabrés y Costa (1854 - 1938)
Antonio Maria Fabrés y Costa
1854 - 1938
Johann Grund (1808 - 1887)
Johann Grund
1808 - 1887
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