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Elisabeth Noltenius
Elisabeth Noltenius (24 January 1888 - 22 February 1964) was a German painter. Biography Noltenius was born on 24 January 1888 in Bremen, Germany. She first studied etching with Hans am Ende and sculpture with Clara Westhoff. In 1911 she went to Munich to attend the ''Damenakademie'' (Ladies’ Academy). After the deaths of her brothers, sister, father, and fiancé during the years of the First World War Noltenius settled back in Bremen to support herself and her mother. For a time she had a studio in nearby Meyenburg. She painted landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. In the interwar years Noltenius traveled to France (Paris specifically), Hungary, Italy, Norway, and Spain. Noltenius remained in Germany during World War II. She attempted to protect her friend and fellow artist Dora Bromberger from persecution by the Nazis. She organized exhibitions in an attempt to save Bromberger from deportation, but despite her efforts Bromberger was deported and murdered in a concentra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noltenius Sonnenblumen
Noltenius is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Friedrich Noltenius (1894–1936), German flying ace in the First World War *Henry Noltenius (1820–1884), German settler and a prominent wine and spirit merchant See also *The Noltenius Brothers, is a 1945 German drama film {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. With about 577,000 inhabitants, the Hanseatic League, Hanseatic city is the List of cities in Germany by population, 11th-largest city of Germany and the second-largest city in Northern Germany after Hamburg. Bremen is the largest city on the River Weser, the longest river flowing entirely in Germany, lying some upstream from its River mouth, mouth into the North Sea at Bremerhaven, and is completely surrounded by the state of Lower Saxony. Bremen is the centre of the Northwest Metropolitan Region, which also includes the cities of Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg and Bremerhaven, and has a population of around 2.8 million people. Bremen is contiguous with the Lower Saxon towns of Delmenhorst, Stuhr, Achim, Wey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Am Ende
Hans am Ende (31 December 1864 – 9 July 1918) was a German Impressionism, Impressionist painter. He was born in Trier. In 1889 he co-founded the artists' colony in Worpswede with Fritz Overbeck, Otto Modersohn, and Heinrich Vogeler. In 1895 this group exhibited in the Kunsthalle Bremen and at the Glaspalast (Munich), Glaspalast in Munich, which brought them national recognition. In 1900 the poet Rainer Maria Rilke travelled to Worpswede and befriended the artist's colony, eventually writing essays about each of its members. Amongst his students at the was Anna Feldhusen, who was interested in Ende's skills in etching. He volunteered for the army at the outbreak of the First World War, serving in an infantry regiment. On 10 April 1918 he was severely wounded near Mesen and taken to the hospital in Stettin, where he died. His grave is preserved in the Zion's Church (Worpswede)#The churchyard, Worpswede Cemetery. See also * List of German painters Notes References * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Westhoff
Clara Henriette Sophie Westhoff (21 September 1878 – 9 March 1954), also known by her married name Clara Rilke or Clara Rilke-Westhoff was a pioneer German sculptor and artist. Early life and career At 17, Westhoff went to Munich, where she attended a private art school. In 1898 she moved to Worpswede and learned sculpture with Fritz Mackensen. She befriended Paula Becker (later Modersohn-Becker) and Ottilie Reylaender, who were painters there. She continued her studies in 1899 with Carl Seffner and Max Klinger in Leipzig and, in 1900, trained with Auguste Rodin in Paris, also attending the Académie Colarossi. By 1925 Westhoff had turned to painting so that, in addition to her sculptural work, she created an equally substantial body of work in painting. Personal life and death In 1901 she married the poet Rainer Maria Rilke René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in European theatre of World War I, Europe and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, Middle East, as well as in parts of African theatre of World War I, Africa and the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, Asia-Pacific, and in Europe was characterised by trench warfare; the widespread use of Artillery of World War I, artillery, machine guns, and Chemical weapons in World War I, chemical weapons (gas); and the introductions of Tanks in World War I, tanks and Aviation in World War I, aircraft. World War I was one of the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated World War I casualties, 10 million military dead and more than 20 million wounded, plus some 10 million civilian de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meyenburg
Meyenburg () is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 23 km northwest of Wittstock, and 18 km northeast of Pritzwalk. History The first time Meyenburg was mentioned in official documents was in 1285. Meyenburg obtained municipal status around 1300. Most of the houses burnt down in 1795 and were rebuilt afterwards. From 1815 to 1945, Meyenburg was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany. Sights Meyenburg is famous for Meyenburg Castle which is surrounded by a park created in 1860. Several half-timbered houses which were built after 1795 can be visited, e. g. in Wallstraße and Grünstraße. A part of the medieval city wall with two towers is preserved in the north of the centre. The Protestant Church has a nave dating from 1749 and a bell tower which was built in a neogothic style from 1848 to 1850. Various buildings built in the Gründerzeit The (; ) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interwar Years
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period, also known as the interbellum (), lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII). It was relatively short, yet featured many social, political, military, and economic changes throughout the world. Petroleum-based energy production and associated mechanisation led to the prosperous Roaring Twenties, a time of social and economic mobility for the middle class. Automobiles, electric lighting, radio, and more became common among populations in the first world. The era's indulgences were followed by the Great Depression, an unprecedented worldwide economic downturn that severely damaged many of the world's largest economies. Politically, the era coincided with the rise of communism, starting in Russia with the October Revolution and Russian Civil War, at the end of WWI, and ended with the rise of fascism, particularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Bromberger
Dora Bromberger (1881–1942) was a German artist who worked primarily with watercolor and oils, painting expressionist landscapes. She was born into a family of musicians in Bremen, Germany, and attended art school beginning in 1912, first in Bremen, then in Munich, and later in Paris. Her work was shown internationally as well as in the Kunsthalle Bremen and the 1928 exhibition ''Deutscher Kunst der Gegenwart'' (German Contemporary Art) in Nuremberg. Born into a Jewish family, she converted to the evangelical church in 1888. With the increasing influence of the National Socialists, she was continually harassed for her religious heritage. While her brother successfully immigrated to Cuba in 1939, Bromberger was unable to leave the country. The painter Elisabeth Noltenius remained a close friend and supported her during this time despite interrogations by the Gestapo. In 1941, she was deported to Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Focke Museum
The Focke Museum is the museum of history and the history of art for the city and States of Germany, state of Bremen. It was formed in 1924 by the merger of a museum of industry and commerce and the previous historical museum, and is named for the founder of the latter, Johann Focke (1848–1922), a Bremen privy councillor () and father of Henrich Focke. It is located in of grounds in the Riensberg neighbourhood of the city. In addition to a main building which opened in 1964 and was extended in 2002, the museum complex includes buildings dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries. History The museum is a merger of two institutions: a museum of industry and commerce (''Gewerbe-Museum'') which opened in 1884 and the former historical museum (''Historisches Museum für bremische Altertümer'') which was founded in 1900."Kurze Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
