Gustav Wertheimer

Gustav Wertheimer (1847–1902) was an Austrian painter, active mainly in Paris. He produced history paintings, portraits, and genre scenes.

In 1882 he moved to Paris, where he enjoyed his greatest success. Le repas des lions chez Pezon ('Lions Eating at Pezon'), exhibited in the Salon of 1886, received particular attention. According to the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, "His compositions take on a fantastic character, seeming to belong to the realm of dreams, and are tainted with anguish and anxiety."

Selected works

Nero während des Brandes in Rom ('Nero during the Fire in Rome'), 1873. Schiffbruch der Agrippina ('Shipwreck of Agrippina'), also called Tod der Agrippina ('Death of Agrippina'), 1874. Le repas des lions chez Pezon ('Lions Eating at Pezon'), 1886.

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