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

Peter Emil Recher (1879 - 1948)
Peter Emil Recher
1879 - 1948
Heinrich Kirchner (1902 - 1984)
Heinrich Kirchner
1902 - 1984
Viktor Weißhaupt (1848 - 1905)
Viktor Weißhaupt
1848 - 1905
Regina Nieke (1979)
Regina Nieke
1979
Ernst Ferdinand Oehme (1797 - 1855)
Ernst Ferdinand Oehme
1797 - 1855
Johann Martin von Rohden (1778 - 1868)
Johann Martin von Rohden
1778 - 1868
Karl Hoff (1838 - 1890)
Karl Hoff
1838 - 1890
Johann Friedrich Ludwig (1673 - 1752)
Johann Friedrich Ludwig
1673 - 1752
Otto Nagel (1894 - 1967)
Otto Nagel
1894 - 1967
Philipp Herrlich (1818 - 1868)
Philipp Herrlich
1818 - 1868
Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918 - 2007)
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
1918 - 2007
Peter Klasen (1935)
Peter Klasen
1935
Max Hermann Mahlmann (1912 - 2000)
Max Hermann Mahlmann
1912 - 2000
Ingwer Paulsen (1883 - 1943)
Ingwer Paulsen
1883 - 1943
Ernst Friedrich Rietschel (1804 - 1861)
Ernst Friedrich Rietschel
1804 - 1861
Jan Balet (1913 - 2009)
Jan Balet
1913 - 2009

Creators Orientalism

Horace van Ruith (1839 - 1923)
Horace van Ruith
1839 - 1923
Paul Pascal (1839 - 1905)
Paul Pascal
1839 - 1905
Nikolay Yegorovich Makovsky (1841 - 1886)
Nikolay Yegorovich Makovsky
1841 - 1886
Henry Roderick Newman (1843 - 1917)
Henry Roderick Newman
1843 - 1917
Louis Devedeux (1820 - 1874)
Louis Devedeux
1820 - 1874
Felix Vyzhivalsky (1875 - 1944)
Felix Vyzhivalsky
1875 - 1944
Olynthe Madrigali (1887 - 1950)
Olynthe Madrigali
1887 - 1950
Victor Eeckhout (1821 - 1879)
Victor Eeckhout
1821 - 1879
Stanislaw Chlebowski (1835 - 1884)
Stanislaw Chlebowski
1835 - 1884
Hilda Rix Nicholas (1884 - 1961)
Hilda Rix Nicholas
1884 - 1961
Eugène Alexis Girardet (1853 - 1907)
Eugène Alexis Girardet
1853 - 1907
Vincent Stiepevich (1841 - 1910)
Vincent Stiepevich
1841 - 1910
Théobald Chartran (1849 - 1907)
Théobald Chartran
1849 - 1907
Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger (1824 - 1888)
Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger
1824 - 1888
Eugène Baugniès (1842 - 1891)
Eugène Baugniès
1842 - 1891
Étienne Amédée Rosier (1831 - 1914)
Étienne Amédée Rosier
1831 - 1914
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