Georg Bergmann (1821–1870) was a German painter of historical subjects and portraits.

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Bergmann was born at

Celle Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lü ...

, near

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

, in 1821. He studied under Theodor Hildebrandt at the

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from 1843 to 1847. Having finished his studies, he lived until 1852 in his parents house near St Michael's church in Hildesheim. In 1853 he moved to Hanover where he became a court painter, but often returned to Hildesheim. He devoted his later years mostly to portrait painting. In 1851 he carried out a set of wall-paintings, depicting "The Saga of Thedel of Wallmoden" at Wallmoden Castle near

Goslar Goslar (; Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines ...

, and in the same year painted ''The Last Moments of Philip II, King of Spain'' (formerly at Leipzig, lost since 1945 ). His depiction of ''The Death of Emperor Karl V in the Monastery of St Juste'' (1854) was purchased by the King of Hanover. It was rediscovered following its sale as an unattributed work at an auction of property from Schloss Marienburg near Hildesheim in 2005. Other known works by Bergmann are a ''Mother and Child'' (1847), a ''Madonna and Child'' (1850) and a watercolour recording the medieval painted ceiling of the church of St Michael in Hildesheim. He died in 1870.

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* 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters 1821 births 1870 deaths People from Celle Kunstakademie Düsseldorf alumni {{Germany-painter-stub

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