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Anton von Werner and Adolph Menzel (c. 1900)
This anonymous photograph (c. 1900) shows Bismarckian Germany’s two most prominent painters, Anton von Werner (1843-1915), left, and Adolph Menzel (1815-1905) in the latter’s studio.
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Adolph Menzel, Departure of King Wilhelm I for the Army, July 31, 1870 [Abreise König Wilhelms I. zur Armee am 31. Juli 1870] (1871)
That Adolph Menzel (1815-1905) used the pretext of an historical event to paint the crowds and facades of Berlin’s preeminent boulevard, Unter den Linden, is suggested by the original title under....
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The National Gallery, Berlin (Dedicated in 1876)
The date of the founding of the German Empire [Reich], MDCCCLXXI (i.e. 1871), and the words “To German Art” [“Der Deutschen Kunst”] are inscribed in the pediment of the National Gallery in....
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Berlin Jubilee Art Exhibition (1886)
This woodcut shows the central exhibition grounds for the Jubilee Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin, which was held from May to October, 1886. In the background, we see the Temple....
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Members of the Association of German Artists (June 25, 1886)
Members of the Association of German Artists mark the group’s 50th anniversary with a festive banquet during Berlin’s Jubilee....
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Leipzig Concert Hall, Exterior (1884)
This colored woodcut shows the Neues Gewandhaus in Leipzig – home to one of Germany’s most famous orchestras.
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Leipzig Concert Hall, Interior (1884)
This colored woodcut shows the ornate interior hall of the Neues Gewandhaus in Leipzig, based on a drawing by Bruno Heinrich Straßberger.
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Adolph Menzel, Studio Wall [Atelierwand] (1872)
This nighttime view of a wall in Menzel’s Ritterstrasse studio constitutes a very private contemplation....
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Adolph Menzel, The Iron-Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclops) [Eisenwalzwerk (Moderne Cyklopen)] (1875)
The need for self-representation among Germany’s self-made entrepreneurs resulted in many commissions for depictions of factories, factory work, and factory owners’ villas. For example, Albert Borsig....
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