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

Axel Krause (1958)
Axel Krause
1958
Josef Schmitzberger (1851 - 1936)
Josef Schmitzberger
1851 - 1936
Candida Höfer (1944)
Candida Höfer
1944
Rudolf Grossmann (1882 - 1941)
Rudolf Grossmann
1882 - 1941
Julius Wolfgang Schülein (1881 - 1970)
Julius Wolfgang Schülein
1881 - 1970
Hermann Krone (1827 - 1916)
Hermann Krone
1827 - 1916
Frank Breidenbruch (1963)
Frank Breidenbruch
1963
Erich Dummer (1889 - 1929)
Erich Dummer
1889 - 1929
Friedrich Traugott Georgi (1783 - 1838)
Friedrich Traugott Georgi
1783 - 1838
Joseph Enseling (1886 - 1957)
Joseph Enseling
1886 - 1957
Joseph Anton Fischer (1814 - 1859)
Joseph Anton Fischer
1814 - 1859
Hans-Hendrik Grimmling (1947)
Hans-Hendrik Grimmling
1947
Armand Marseille (1856 - 1925)
Armand Marseille
1856 - 1925
Georg Hambüchen (1901 - 1971)
Georg Hambüchen
1901 - 1971
Nikolaus Störtenbecker (1940)
Nikolaus Störtenbecker
1940
Peter Uka (1975)
Peter Uka
1975

Creators Orientalism

Charles Zaccharie Landelle (1821 - 1908)
Charles Zaccharie Landelle
1821 - 1908
Georg Macco (1863 - 1933)
Georg Macco
1863 - 1933
Charles-Théodore Frère (1814 - 1886)
Charles-Théodore Frère
1814 - 1886
Aleksandr Rubtsov (1884 - 1949)
Aleksandr Rubtsov
1884 - 1949
Jacques Majorelle (1886 - 1962)
Jacques Majorelle
1886 - 1962
Maurice Bompard (1857 - 1935)
Maurice Bompard
1857 - 1935
Émile-Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin (1841 - 1907)
Émile-Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin
1841 - 1907
Tadeusz Brodovsky (1821 - 1848)
Tadeusz Brodovsky
1821 - 1848
Armand Point (1861 - 1932)
Armand Point
1861 - 1932
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803 - 1860)
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
1803 - 1860
John Frederick Lewis (1804 - 1876)
John Frederick Lewis
1804 - 1876
Fabio Fabbi (1861 - 1946)
Fabio Fabbi
1861 - 1946
Hermann Schmiechen (1855 - 1925)
Hermann Schmiechen
1855 - 1925
 Arif Pasha (1807 - 1865)
Arif Pasha
1807 - 1865
Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht (1842 - 1921)
Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht
1842 - 1921
Georges Washington (1827 - 1901)
Georges Washington
1827 - 1901