Anton Karinger (1829-1870) was a Slovene painter and poet. He was a pupil of Steinfeld in Vienna and is known for landscapes and seascapes, mostly views of

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and the

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. File:Anton Karinger - Deček s psom.jpg, ''Portrait of a Boy with a Dog'', 1861 File:Anton Karinger - Bohinjsko jezero.jpg, ''View of Lake Bohinj'', 1862 His painting '' View of Mt. Triglav from Bohinj'', along with other paintings of

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, became a symbol of the

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people and is part of the core collection of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karinger, Anton 1829 births 1870 deaths Slovenian painters Slovenian male painters