Georg Friedrich Kersting
(1785–1847) German artist (1785-1847)
Georg Friedrich Kersting (1785–1847) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Georg Friedrich Kersting belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Georg Friedrich Kersting was born in Güstrow and died in Meissen. Georg Friedrich Kersting trained at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Wikidata associates Georg Friedrich Kersting with Biedermeier. The students included Julie von Egloffstein.
The best-known works include ‘Embroidery woman series’, ‘Apollo with the Hours’, and ‘Caspar David Friedrich in his Studio’. The catalogue has 24 works by Georg Friedrich Kersting with free images. The dated works span the years 1067–1843. Works by Georg Friedrich Kersting are held by several collections, among them Alte Nationalgalerie, Dresdens nationella konstsamlingar, Güstrow City Museum, and Kunsthalle Kiel. Wikidata links 3 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Romanticism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Giuseppe Bezzuoli, Giovanni Migliara, Ferdinand Olivier, David Wilkie, and Maria Callcott.