Alfred Rethel
(1816–1859) tysk konstnär (1816–1859)
Alfred Rethel (1816–1859) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Alfred Rethel belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Alfred Rethel was born in Aachen and died in Düsseldorf. Alfred Rethel worked in Düsseldorf, Aachen, Frankfurt, and Dresden. The students included Wilhelm Camphausen.
The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 19 works by Alfred Rethel with free images. The dated works span the years 1831–1851. Works by Alfred Rethel are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Alte Nationalgalerie, Eremitaget, and Städel.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Augustus Egg, Adriana van Ravenswaay, Eugenio Agneni, Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander, and Philippe Rousseau.