Alfred Rethel
1816 Diepenbend/Aachen-1859 Dusseldorf, was a German history painter. Rethel was born in Aachen in 1816. He showed an interest in art in his early life, and at the age of thirteen he executed a drawing which procured his admission to the academy of D??sseldorf. Here he studied for several years, and produced, among other works, a figure of St Boniface, which attracted much attention. At the age of twenty, Rethel moved to Frankfurt, and was selected to decorate the walls of the imperial hall in the Rmer with figures of famous men. At the same period he produced a series of designs illustrative of Old Testament history. Four years later, Rethel was the successful competitor for the work of ornamenting the restored council house of his native city with frescoes depicting prominent events in the career of Charlemagne, but the execution of this work was delayed for some six years. Meanwhile Rethel occupied himself with the production of easel pictures and of drawings. In 1842, he began a striking series of designs dealing with the Crossing of the Alps by Hannibal, in which the weird power which animates his later art becomes first apparent. In 1844 Rethel visited Rome, executing, along with other subjects, an altar-piece for one of the churches of his native land. In 1846, he returned to Aachen, and commenced his Charlemagne frescoes.

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Alfred Rethel The Artist-s Mother oil painting


The Artist-s Mother
mk138 1833/35 Oil on canvas 61x47cm
Painting ID::  38612
Alfred Rethel
The Artist-s Mother
mk138 1833/35 Oil on canvas 61x47cm
   
   
     

Alfred Rethel auf Burg Wetter oil painting


auf Burg Wetter
English: c. 1834 Medium Oil on canvas cyf
Painting ID::  79002
Alfred Rethel
auf Burg Wetter
English: c. 1834 Medium Oil on canvas cyf
   
   
     

Alfred Rethel Nemesis oil painting


Nemesis
1837 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Deutsch: 95 x 48 cm cyf
Painting ID::  82494
Alfred Rethel
Nemesis
1837 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Deutsch: 95 x 48 cm cyf
   
   
     

Alfred Rethel Portrait of the Artist's Mother oil painting


Portrait of the Artist's Mother
1836(1836) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 61 x 47 cm (24 x 18.5 in) cyf
Painting ID::  82920
Alfred Rethel
Portrait of the Artist's Mother
1836(1836) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 61 x 47 cm (24 x 18.5 in) cyf
   
   
     

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     1816 Diepenbend/Aachen-1859 Dusseldorf, was a German history painter. Rethel was born in Aachen in 1816. He showed an interest in art in his early life, and at the age of thirteen he executed a drawing which procured his admission to the academy of D??sseldorf. Here he studied for several years, and produced, among other works, a figure of St Boniface, which attracted much attention. At the age of twenty, Rethel moved to Frankfurt, and was selected to decorate the walls of the imperial hall in the Rmer with figures of famous men. At the same period he produced a series of designs illustrative of Old Testament history. Four years later, Rethel was the successful competitor for the work of ornamenting the restored council house of his native city with frescoes depicting prominent events in the career of Charlemagne, but the execution of this work was delayed for some six years. Meanwhile Rethel occupied himself with the production of easel pictures and of drawings. In 1842, he began a striking series of designs dealing with the Crossing of the Alps by Hannibal, in which the weird power which animates his later art becomes first apparent. In 1844 Rethel visited Rome, executing, along with other subjects, an altar-piece for one of the churches of his native land. In 1846, he returned to Aachen, and commenced his Charlemagne frescoes.

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