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Karl Blechen
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Gorge_at_Amalfi
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1831_
Oil_on_canvas,_
110,3_x_77,5_cm
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| 1831
Oil on canvas,
110,3 x 77,5 cm |
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German Romantic, 1798-1840
sometimes given as Karl Blechen, was a German painter, specializing in fantastic landscapes, sometimes with demons and grotesque figures. Born in Cottbus, he drew the attention of prominent architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who cast him as a decorative painter. Blechen however aimed for higher work and began producing landscape paintings. In 1827 he went to Italy
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