Theodor Rehbenitz
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Theodor Markus Rehbenitz (2 September 1791, Borstel - 19 February 1861, Kiel) was a German painter and draftsman, associated with the Nazarene movement.
Life and work
He was born on an estate where his father served as the Superintendent. After receiving instruction from the local Rector, he attended the
In Italy
In 1816, he took the traditional study trip to Rome. As his sister Augusta had recently married
He moved to Lübeck in 1832, working primarily as a portrait painter. From 1835 to 1841, he lived in Munich and once again became involved in a communal enterprise with Carolsfeld and the Olivier brothers. There, he worked mainly on religious themes and a series of self-portraits. After another short stay in Lübeck, he was hired as an instructor by the University of Kiel, a position that included managing the university's art collection. He became a member of the Kiel Art Association and was on the board of the Gesellschaft zur Sammlung und Erhaltung vaterländischer Alterthümer (a society for the preservation of German antiquities). He died after a long illness.
The Rehbenitzwinkel (mall) in Kiel is named after him.
References
Further reading
- Klaus Groth und der "Quickborn": In Zeichnungen von Theodor Rehbenitz. Kiel, Jahresgabe des Schleswig-Holsteinischen Kunstvereins 1937
- Telse Wolf Timm: Theodor Rehbenitz 1791-1861. Persönlichkeit und Werk; mit kritischem Werkkatalog., Kunsthalle zu Kiel 1991 ISBN 3-923701-49-7
- Wulf Schadendorf: Museum Behnhaus. Das Haus und seine Räume. Malerei, Skulptur, Kunsthandwerk (Lübecker Museumskataloge) Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte des Hansestadt, Lübeck 1976, pgs.107 -108
- Christa Steinle, Max Hollein: Religion Macht Kunst. Die Nazarener. Katalog zur Ausstellung in der Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt. Köln: Walther König 2005. ISBN 3-88375-940-6, pg.267
- Thieme-Becker: Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, Vol.23, pgs.92/93
External links
Media related to Theodor Rehbenitz at Wikimedia Commons