Albert Kretschmer
Albert Kretschmer (27 February 1825 – 11 July 1891) was a German professor, painter, costumes researcher and chairman of Schauspielhaus Berlin.
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Albert Kretschmer
by Albert Kretschmer, painters and costumer to the Royal Court Theatre, Berin, and Dr. Carl Rohrbach. · Costumes of All Nations (1882) · Public domain
- Name
- Albert Kretschmer
- Born
- 27 February 1825
- Birthplace
- Schweidnitz, Silesia Province, Prussia (now Świdnica Poland)
- Died
- 11 July 1891
- Place of death
- Berlin, German Empire (now Germany)
- Field
- Painting, costume design
- Training
- Carl Joseph Begas, Akademie der Künste
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Occupation
- painter · cultural historian · pedagogue · costume designer
- Fields
- costume design
- Languages
- German
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Albert Kretschmer (27 February 1825 – 11 July 1891) was a German professor, painter, costumes researcher and chairman of Schauspielhaus Berlin.
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• Name — Albert Kretschmer • Born — 27 February 1825 • Birthplace — Schweidnitz, Silesia Province, Prussia (now Świdnica Poland) • Died — 11 July 1891 • Place of death — Berlin, German Empire (now Germany) • Field — Painting, costume design • Training — Carl Joseph Begas, Akademie der Künste
Life and work
Life and work
Kretschmer moved to Berlin in 1842 and studied under Professor Carl Joseph Begas at the Prussian Academy of Arts. He lived in Friedrichstadt, Behrenstraße 8 and was father of historic geographer Konrad Kretschmer and Indo-European linguist Paul Kretschmer. Kretschmer was renowned for his detailed drawings, watercolor paintings and lithographs and their appearance in publications on German and international Tracht as well as historic fashion. Furthermore, Kretschmer worked as a costume designer at Schauspielhaus Berlin until 1889.
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Gallery
• Illustration — Silesian Tracht • Illustration — Prussian Tracht • Illustration — Antique Egyptian Tracht • Illustration — German Fashion 17th century • Illustration — French Fashion 1750 - 1800
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Albert Kretschmer is recorded as painter, cultural historian, pedagogue and costume designer.
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by Albert Kretschmer, painters and costumer to the Royal Court Theatre, Berin, and Dr. Carl Rohrbach. · Costumes of All Nations (1882)
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by Albert Kretschmer, painters and costumer to the Royal Court Theatre, Berlin, and Dr. Carl Rohrbach. · Costumes of All Nations (1882)
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1825
Albert Kretschmer born at Świdnica.
1891
Albert Kretschmer died at Berlin.
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