Carl Gustav Carus

German · 1789–1869 · Painter, Draughtsman

Carl Gustav Carus was a German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig, who played various roles during the Romantic era. A friend of the writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe, he… (Wikipedia)

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Carl Gustav Carus was a German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig, who played various roles during the Romantic era. A friend of the writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe, he was a many-sided man: a doctor, a naturalist, a scientist, a psychologist, and a landscape painter who studied under Caspar David Friedrich.

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Born 1789, LeipzigDied 1869, DresdenOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q61987 ↗ULAN 500004882 ↗Museum works 15

Also known as c. g. carus, Carl G. Carus, Carl Gust. Carus, Carus Dr. Karl Gustav, dr. karl gustav carus, k. g. carus, karl gustav carus

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Carl Gustav Carus, Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin — **Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin**ca. 1828 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, 2005 Benefit Fund, and Anna-Maria a…

Carl Gustav Carus, Schloss Milkel in Moonlight — **Schloss Milkel in Moonlight**ca. 1833–35 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Fern and George Wachter Gift, 2018 …

Carl Gustav Carus, An Overgrown Mineshaft — **An Overgrown Mineshaft**ca. 1824 · Oil on paper, laid down on cardboard
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2007 — Open Access (CC0)

Carl Gustav Carus, Study of a Willowherb; verso: Study of Two Cows — **Study of a Willowherb; verso: Study of Two Cows**1858 (?) · Graphite, brush and gray ink; verso: graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Van Day Truex Fund, 2012 — Open Access (CC0)

Carl Gustav Carus, View of the Courtyard of the Castle at Döben — **View of the Courtyard of the Castle at Döben**1800–1869 · Graphite and brush and brown wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Alain and Marie-Christine van den B…

Carl Gustav Carus, The Old Admiralty in London — **The Old Admiralty in London**1844 (?) · Graphite, and brown wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2008 — Open Access (CC0)

Carl Gustav Carus, A Path through Fields near Leipzig — **A Path through Fields near Leipzig**c. 1812 · graphite and wash on slightly blued laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Director's Discretionary Fund — Open Acc…

Carl Gustav Carus, City by moonlight — **City by moonlight**1840
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Carl Gustav Carus, Flood in the Rosental Valley, Leipzig — **Flood in the Rosental Valley, Leipzig**1900
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Carl Gustav Carus, Deciduous forest. Landscape with birds and trees — **Deciduous forest. Landscape with birds and trees**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Carl Gustav Carus, Untitled — **Untitled**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Carl Gustav Carus, View of Priessnitz near Dresden — **View of Priessnitz near Dresden**1830
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Carl Gustav Carus, Seashore by Moonlight — **Seashore by Moonlight**1823
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum für Ku…

Carl Gustav Carus, View of Florence with Palazzo Vecchio — **View of Florence with Palazzo Vecchio**1841
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Carl Gustav Carus

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