Wilhelm Hensel
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Wilhelm Hensel (6 July 1794 – 26 November 1861) was a German painter, brother of Luise Hensel, husband to Fanny Mendelssohn, and brother-in-law to Felix Mendelssohn.
Life and career
Wilhelm Hensel was born on 6 July 1794 in the German town of
Because many of Hensel's family members were famous themselves, and perhaps sacrificing his development as a painter, Hensel painted or drew portraits almost exclusively, although he produced some drawings for almanacs, and produced artwork found in some of the halls of the Schauspielhaus, an important theater in Berlin. In 1825 he went, with the support of the king, to Italy, where he was employed in painting copies of some of Raphael's works.
In 1828, Hensel moved back to Berlin, where he became the royal
His wife,
Hensel's sister, Luise Hensel, was a widely read religious poet.
He and Fanny Mendelssohn had one child, Sebastian Ludwig Felix Hensel (1830–1898). Hensel's grandchildren include the philosopher Paul Hensel (1860–1930) and the mathematician Kurt Hensel (1861–1941).
Gallery
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Portrait of Princess Elisa Radziwiłł (1803-1834) dressed as the Goddess Peri, inspired by the oratorio Paradise and the Peri, by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) -
Miriam's Song of Praise, 1836
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References
- ^ Charlie Connelly "Great European lives #244 Fanny Mendelssohn." The New European Issue 291 May 21-18, 2022.
- ^ Aldrich, Richard, "Of Music and Musicians: Hugo Wolff, His Songs and His Admirers—Mendelssohn's "Return of the Roamer" and Its Origin," The New York Times, November 22, 1903, accessed November 23, 2009
External links
Media related to Wilhelm Hensel at Wikimedia Commons
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