Karl Gottlieb Wenig

Karl Gottlieb Wenig studied at Imperial Academy of Arts. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history. Places of work recorded in the authority are Saint Petersburg and Rome. Employment is recorded with Imperial Academy of Arts. Work by Karl Gottlieb Wenig is recorded in the collections of Hermitage Museum, Radishchev Art Museum, Russian Museum and Tretyakov Gallery. Distinctions recorded are Large gold medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts and Order of St.

• Born — 14 February 1830 • Birthplace — Revel, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire • Died — 24 January 1908 • Place of death — Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire • Resting Place — Novodevichy Cemetery, Saint Petersburg • Field — Painting • Style — Academism • Education — Fyodor Bruni • Spouse — Marianna Venetonni • Children — 5, including Paul Wenig • Relatives — Bogdan Wenig (younger brother) Peter Carl Fabergé (maternal cousin) • Alma Mater — Alumni • Elected — Member Professor • Awards — Medal

His father, Gottlieb (1804–1874), was a music teacher and organist at St. Nicholas' Church in Reval (now Tallinn). His mother, Agathe (1808–1895), was an amateur artist and the aunt of Peter Carl Fabergé. From 1844 to 1853, he studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts with Fyodor Bruni. During his time there, he won several medals, including a gold medal for his depiction of Esther before Ahasuerus. Upon graduating, he was awarded a stipend that enabled him to continue his studies in Rome, where he remained for six years. In 1860, he was elected an Imperial Academician for his painting "The Entombment". Two years later, he was elected an Imperial Professor for his painting of two angels announcing the destruction of Sodom. He began to teach drawing at the Academy that same year. In 1869, he became an Associate Professor and was promoted to a fully tenured Professor of the second-degree in 1876. He was advanced to the first-degree in 1888. After 1871, he served as a member of the Academy's governing board. In addition to his canvases, he created several decorative murals and icons at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow and St. Nicholas Church in his native city. His brothers, Bogdan (1837–1872) and Pyotr (1849–1888) also became painters.