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Adolph von Menzel
Sign in to saveAlso known as Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, Adolf Mentsel, Adolʹf Ment︠s︡elʹ, Adolphe Menzel, Adolf von Menzel, A-tao-erh-fu Men-tsʻai-erh, Adolf Menzel, Adolph Menzel
German artist (1815–1905)
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Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel was a German painter, illustrator, printmaker, and lithographer born in Wrocław in 1815. A citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia, he worked primarily in Berlin and was educated at the Prussian Academy of Arts and the Academy of Arts, Berlin. His artistic practice was associated with the realism movement, and he was a member of the Royal Academy of Arts and the Académie des beaux-arts.
Menzel received the Order of the Black Eagle and the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. His notable works include *Studio Wall* and *Frederick the Great Playing the Flute at Sanssouci*. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Belvedere, Städel Museum, and Minneapolis Institute of Art. He died in Berlin in 1905.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1815-12-08 ) 8 December 1815, Breslau , Silesia , Kingdom of Prussia
- Died
- 9 February 1905 (1905-02-09) (aged 89), Berlin , German Empire
- Known for
- Painting and etching
- Style
- Realism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adolph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Wrocław
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- printmaker
- Educated at
- Academy of Arts, Berlin
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Field of work
- printmaking
- Genre
- portrait
- Movement
- realism
- Official website
- www.adolph-von-menzel.com
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R30367, Adolph von Menzel.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
- Significant event
- restitution of Nazi-looted art
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- Commons category
- Adolph von Menzel
- date of birth
- 1815-12-08
- date of death
- 1905-02-09
- Commons Creator page
- Adolph von Menzel
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- Adolph von Menzel
- name in native language
- Adolph von Menzel
- birth name
- Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel
- topic's main category
- Category:Adolph Menzel
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- described at URL
- www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/200-geburtstag-von-adolph-menzel-genie-durch-fleiss/12676994.html
- has works in the collection
- Pomeranian State Museum
- P6482
- Adolph von Menzel
- P8168
- Mary Poppins
Sources (8)
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Works in European collections
28 objects attributed to Adolph von Menzel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Geschichte Friedrichs des Großen
Adolph Menzel’s illustrations of the works of Friedrichs des Grossen. 2
Adolph Menzel’s illustrations of the works of Friedrichs des Grossen. 1
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Encyclopedic overview
Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel (8 December 1815 – 9 February 1905) was a German Realist artist noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings. Along with Caspar David Friedrich, he is considered one of the two most prominent German painters of the 19th century, and was the most successful artist of his era in Germany. First known as Adolph Menzel, he was knighted in 1898 and changed his name to Adolph von Menzel.
His popularity in his native country, owing especially to his history paintings, was such that few of his major paintings left Germany, as many were quickly acquired by museums in Berlin. Menzel's graphic work (and especially his drawings) were more widely disseminated; these, along with informal paintings not initially intended for display, have largely accounted for his posthumous reputation.
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