Karl Begas (sometimes Carl Joseph Begas) (1794-1854) was a German historical painter born at Heinsberg near Aix-la-Chapelle. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Heinsberg is the capital of the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French, His father, a retired judge, destined him for the legal profession, but the boy's tastes pointed definitely in another direction. Even at school he was remarked for his wonderful skill in drawing and painting, and in 1812 he was permitted to visit Paris in order to perfect himself in his art. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
He studied for eighteen months in the atelier of Grosmd then began to work independently. In 1814 his copy of The Madonna della Sedia was bought by the king of Prussia, who was attracted by the young artist and did much to advance him. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state He was engaged to paint several large Biblical pictures, and in 1825, after his return from Italy, continued to produce paintings which were placed in the churches of Berlin and Potsdam. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Also see Potsdam New York (in the USA For the Potsdam Conference see Potsdam Conference. Some of these were historical pieces, but the majority were representations of Scriptural incidents. Begas was also celebrated as a portrait-painter, and supplied to the royal gallery a long series of portraits of eminent Prussian men of letters. At his death he held the post of court painter at Berlin.
Family
- His son de:Oskar Begas (1828-1883) was also a painter and professor of painting at Berlin.
- His son de:Karl Begas, sometimes authorizing his works as Carl Begas, was a sculptor
- His son Reinhold Begas was the most important of his sons. Karl Begas (sometimes Carl Joseph Begas) (1794-1854 was a German historical painter born at Heinsberg near Aix-la-Chapelle. Reinhold Begas ( July 15, 1831 &ndash August 3, 1911) was a German Sculptor. He was a sculptor too.
References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
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