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Gustav Richter (artist)
Gustav Carl Ludwig Richter (3 August 1823, Berlin – 3 April 1884, Berlin) was a Germans, German figure and portrait painter. Biography Born in Berlin, Richter began his studies at the academy there under Eduard Holbein, then was a pupil of Léon Cogniet, Cogniet in Paris, and studied in Rome until 1849. From 1850 to 1852, accompanied by Gustav Heidenreich and Robert Müller, he painted decorative frescos depicting Norse gods above doorways in the Vaterländischen Saal of the Neues Museum in Berlin. The technical qualities of his "Raising of Jairus's Daughter" (1856, National Gallery, Berlin), painted for Frederick William IV of Prussia, King Frederick William IV, aroused great enthusiasm on its exhibition, but both this and a large oil painting "Building of the Pyramids" (1859–72), Maximilianeum, Munich), ordered by the King of Bavaria, suffer from theatrical pathos. Recognizing the limitations of his talent, Richter confined himself thereafter to single figures and portrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav And Cornelie Richter
Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media *Primeval (film), ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film *Gustav (film series), ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cartoons *Gustav (Zoids), Gustav (''Zoids''), a transportation mecha in the ''Zoids'' fictional universe *Gustav, a character in ''Sesamstraße'' *Monsieur Gustav H., a leading character in ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' Weapons *Carl Gustav recoilless rifle, dubbed "the Gustav" by US soldiers *Schwerer Gustav, 800-mm German siege cannon used during World War II Other uses *Gustav (pigeon), a pigeon of the RAF pigeon service in WWII *Gustave (crocodile), a large male Nile crocodile in Burundi *Gustave, South Dakota *Hurricane Gustav (other), a name used for several tropical cyclones and storms *Gustav, a streetwear clothing brand See also *Gustav of Sweden (other) *Gustav Adolf (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
