Karl Lessing
1808–1880 · German · 28 artworks
RomanticismDramatic lightingHistorical narrativeEmotional landscapesDetailed figuresSymbolic use of nature
artist bio
Karl Friedrich Lessing was a prominent German painter associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. He is best known for his historical and landscape paintings that embody the Romantic spirit, often depicting dramatic scenes and evocative moods.
what you'll learn
Studying Lessing's work allows students to explore the Romantic movement's emphasis on emotion, nature, and historical narratives. Students can analyze his use of light, composition, and subject matter to convey dramatic and symbolic meaning.
related: Caspar David Friedrich, Eugene Delacroix
28 artworks
Romantic Landscape
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Landscape in the Eifel Mountains.
1834
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Upper Rhine Chapel
1860
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The Return of the Crusader
1835
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The Painters - Karl Friedrich Lessing, Carl Sohn and Theodor Hildebrandt
1839
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Mourning royal couple
1830
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The Robber and His Child
1832
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Hussite Sermon
1836
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Ritterburg / Felsenschlossknight's Castle
1828
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Johann Hus At The Council Of Constance
1842
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Motif From The Harz Mountains
1870
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Thunderstorm landscape with rider
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Landscape with Crows
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Charcoal Kiln in An Oak Tree Forest
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Landscape with Castle Ruins and Riders
1878
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The Thousand-year-old Oak
1837
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Monastery in snow
1829
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Landscape
1862
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Landscape in the Eifel Mountains (detail)
1834
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Städel - Frankfurt Am Main - Germany
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Silesian landscape
1841
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The Siege (defense of a Church Courtyard During the Thirty Years’ War)
1848
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Portrait By Robert Krause
1858
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Romantic Landscape with Monastery
1834
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Riflemen Defending a Pass
1851
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Sunday church
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Chapel on the Edge of the Wood
1839
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Soldiers At Rest
1877
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