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    Artist

  • Giere, Julius, 1807-1880

    • Title

  • Portrait of Heinrich Heine

  • Physical Description

    1 painting : oil on wood ; 11.81" x 10.43" ; 30 x 27 cm

  • Date

    1838

  • Notes

    Title devised by cataloger.

  • Summary

    Portrait depicts Heine as a middle-aged man wearing a dark coat with a white shirt, loosely buttoned at the top, against a gray background. His hair is worn slightly long, laying just under his cheeks.

  • Depicted

    Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856

  • Subject

    Men, Portraits; Poets, German

  • Genre

    Portraits

  • Medium

    Oil paintings; Paintings

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century. He was also a journalist, essayist, and literary critic. His political views led to many of his works being banned by German authorities. Heine spent the last 25 years of his life as an expatriate in Paris.

Julius Giere (1807-1880) was a painter, lithographer, photographer, and publisher, active in Hannover, Germany.

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Citation

Giere, Julius: Portrait of Heinrich Heine, Leo Baeck Institute, 77.40.