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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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He was a native of [[Göttingen]], and studied [[archaeology]], [[philosophy]] and history at the [[University of Göttingen]], where in 1824 he earned his doctorate in the field of [[art history]]. Subsequently he studied drawing in [[Dresden]], where he was a student of Johann Gottlob Matthäi (1753–1832). He then spent several years in [[Rome]] (1824-29). In 1831 he became a professor of art history at [[Göttingen]], where he collaborated with [[Karl Otfried Müller]] (1797-1840) on the treatise ''Denkmäler der alten Kunst'' (Monuments of Ancient Art). During this time, he extended his artistic studies to [[Düsseldorf]], [[Munich]] and [[Paris]]. |
He was a native of [[Göttingen]], and studied [[archaeology]], [[philosophy]] and history at the [[University of Göttingen]], where in 1824 he earned his doctorate in the field of [[art history]]. Subsequently he studied drawing in [[Dresden]], where he was a student of Johann Gottlob Matthäi (1753–1832). He then spent several years in [[Rome]] (1824-29). In 1831 he became a professor of art history at [[Göttingen]], where he collaborated with [[Karl Otfried Müller]] (1797-1840) on the treatise ''Denkmäler der alten Kunst'' (Monuments of Ancient Art). During this time, he extended his artistic studies to [[Düsseldorf]] (1835-38 under [[Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow]]), [[Munich]] (where he studied the frescoes of [[Peter von Cornelius]]) and [[Paris]] (1842). |
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In 1842 Oesterley became a full professor of art, and in 1844 after finishing the painting ''Christus and [[Ahasuerus]]'', he was appointed [[court painter]] of the [[Kingdom of Hanover]]. Beginning in 1852 he produced numerous [[altar|altarpieces]] and other works of art for the church in [[Rosdorf]], in Molzen near [[Uelzen]] and in [[Bad Iburg]]. |
In 1842 Oesterley became a full professor of art, and in 1844 after finishing the painting ''Christus and [[Ahasuerus]]'', he was appointed [[court painter]] of the [[Kingdom of Hanover]]. Beginning in 1852 he produced numerous [[altar|altarpieces]] and other works of art for the church in [[Rosdorf]], in Molzen near [[Uelzen]] and in [[Bad Iburg]]. |
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* ''Die Tochter Jephthas'', (The Daughter of [[Jephtha]]), (1836) |
* ''Die Tochter Jephthas'', (The Daughter of [[Jephtha]]), (1836) |
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* ''Die Himmelfahrt Christi, Fresko der Schlosskirche in Hannover'', (The Ascension of Christ, Fresco of the Schlosskirche in [[Hanover]]), (1838) |
* ''Die Himmelfahrt Christi, Fresko der Schlosskirche in Hannover'', (The Ascension of Christ, Fresco of the Schlosskirche in [[Hanover]]), (1838) |
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* ''Christus, die Kinder segnend'', (Christ |
* ''Christus, die Kinder segnend'', (Christ blessing the Children), (1841) |
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* ''Szene aus Bürgers Lenore'', (Scene from [[Gottfried August Bürger|Bürger]]'s "[[Lenore (ballad)|Lenore]]") |
* ''Szene aus Bürgers Lenore'', (Scene from [[Gottfried August Bürger|Bürger]]'s "[[Lenore (ballad)|Lenore]]") |
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* ''Dornröschen'', ([[Sleeping Beauty]]), (1861) |
* ''Dornröschen'', ([[Sleeping Beauty]]), (1861) |
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* ''Thieme-Becker'', 1931, vol. 25, p. 574. {{de icon}} |
* ''Thieme-Becker'', 1931, vol. 25, p. 574. {{de icon}} |
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* {{Cite Americana|Oesterley, Karl Wilhelm}} |
* {{Cite Americana|Oesterley, Karl Wilhelm}} |
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* {{Cite NIE|year=1905|Oesterley, Karl Wilhelm}} |
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| NAME = Oesterley, Carl |
| NAME = Oesterley, Carl |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Karl Wilhelm Oesterley |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = German painter and art historian |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = German painter and art historian |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 22 June 1805 |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 22 June 1805 |
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Revision as of 20:06, 8 April 2012
Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Oesterley (22 June 1805 – 29 March 1891) was a German painter and art historian. He is remembered largely for creating oil paintings with Biblical themes.
Biography
He was a native of Göttingen, and studied archaeology, philosophy and history at the University of Göttingen, where in 1824 he earned his doctorate in the field of art history. Subsequently he studied drawing in Dresden, where he was a student of Johann Gottlob Matthäi (1753–1832). He then spent several years in Rome (1824-29). In 1831 he became a professor of art history at Göttingen, where he collaborated with Karl Otfried Müller (1797-1840) on the treatise Denkmäler der alten Kunst (Monuments of Ancient Art). During this time, he extended his artistic studies to Düsseldorf (1835-38 under Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow), Munich (where he studied the frescoes of Peter von Cornelius) and Paris (1842).
In 1842 Oesterley became a full professor of art, and in 1844 after finishing the painting Christus and Ahasuerus, he was appointed court painter of the Kingdom of Hanover. Beginning in 1852 he produced numerous altarpieces and other works of art for the church in Rosdorf, in Molzen near Uelzen and in Bad Iburg.
Selected paintings
- Die Tochter Jephthas, (The Daughter of Jephtha), (1836)
- Die Himmelfahrt Christi, Fresko der Schlosskirche in Hannover, (The Ascension of Christ, Fresco of the Schlosskirche in Hanover), (1838)
- Christus, die Kinder segnend, (Christ blessing the Children), (1841)
- Szene aus Bürgers Lenore, (Scene from Bürger's "Lenore")
- Dornröschen, (Sleeping Beauty), (1861)
- Christus als Erlöser, ehemaliges Altarbild für die Evangelisch-lutherische Schlosskirche in Bad Iburg als Geschenk von König Georg V. (Christ the Redeemer, a former altarpiece for the Evangelical Lutheran Church Castle in Bad Iburg as a gift of George V of Hanover)
Family
He was the father of landscape painter Carl August Heinrich Ferdinand Oesterley.
References
- Thieme-Becker, 1931, vol. 25, p. 574. Template:De icon
Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). Encyclopedia Americana. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)- Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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