Carl Blechen
German Romantic, 1798-1840
was a German painter, specializing in fantastic landscapes, sometimes with demons and grotesque figures. Born in Cottbus, he drew the attention of prominent architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who cast him as a decorative painter. Blechen however aimed for higher work and began producing landscape paintings. In 1827 he went to Italy Related Paintings of Carl Blechen :. | The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam | Gorge near Amalfi | Study for a Funerary Monument | View of Rooftops and Gardens (nn02) | Grotto in the Park at the Villa d-Este in Rome | Related Artists: Francesco PelusoItalian, 19th century Nilus, PiotrRussian, 1869-1943 Krishna Raja Wadiyar IVKrishna Raja Wadiyar IV (June 4, 1884 - August 3, 1940, Bangalore Palace), also known popularly as Nalwadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Mysore from 1902 until his death in 1940. He is regarded as one of the most celebrated rulers among the Indian States when India was still under British rule. At the time of his death, he was also one of the world's wealthiest men, with a personal fortune estimated in 1940 to be worth $400 million which would be equivalent to $56 billion in 2010 prices.
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