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Philipp Otto Runge

1777 - 1810

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Philipp Otto Runge (German: [ˈʁʊŋə]; 1777–1810) was a German artist, draftsman, painter, and color theorist. Runge and Caspar David Friedrich are often regarded as the leading painters of the German Romantic movement.: 51 p. : 443 pp.  He is frequently compared with William Blake by art historians, although Runge's short ten-year career is not easy to equate to Blake's career.: 38 pp. : 343 pp.  By all accounts he had a brilliant mind and was well versed in the literature and philosophy of his time. He was a prolific letter writer and maintained correspondences and friendships with contemporaries such as Carl Ludwig Heinrich Berger, Caspar David Friedrich, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Henrik Steffens, and Ludwig Tieck. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philipp Otto Runge is the 353rd most popular painter (down from 349th in 2019), the 939th most popular biography from Germany (up from 968th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular German Painter.

Philipp Otto Runge is most famous for his essay, "The Theory of Colors," which was published in 1810. The essay was one of the first to propose that color is not an objective property of objects, but rather a subjective perception of the human eye.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Philipp Otto Runge ranks 353 out of 2,023. Before him are Frans Snyders, John Singer Sargent, Marianne von Werefkin, Horace Vernet, Léon Bonnat, and Anna Maria van Schurman. After him are Jeanne Hébuterne, Utamaro, Francesco Albani, Catharina van Hemessen, David Teniers the Younger, and Michael Ancher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1777, Philipp Otto Runge ranks 10. Before him are Désirée Clary, Henry Clay, Heinrich von Kleist, Francis I of the Two Sicilies, Elisa Bonaparte, and John Ross. After him are Juliette Récamier, Louis Jacques Thénard, Nathan Mayer Rothschild, Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, and Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse. Among people deceased in 1810, Philipp Otto Runge ranks 8. Before him are Axel von Fersen the Younger, Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Jean-Georges Noverre, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, and Chevalier d'Éon. After him are Nachman of Breslov, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Johan Zoffany, Andreas Hofer, Andrianampoinimerina, and Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Philipp Otto Runge ranks 939 out of 7,253. Before him are Arthur Auwers (1838), Ulrich von Jungingen (1360), Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), Frei Otto (1925), Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666), and Edith Frank (1900). After him are Helmut Schön (1915), John George III, Elector of Saxony (1647), Erich Priebke (1913), David Fabricius (1564), Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1635), and Hrotsvitha (935).

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Among PAINTERS In Germany

Among painters born in Germany, Philipp Otto Runge ranks 32. Before him are Erwin Bowien (1899), Carl Spitzweg (1808), Max Beckmann (1884), Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876), Max Liebermann (1847), and Anna Maria van Schurman (1607). After him are Joseph Karl Stieler (1781), Johan Zoffany (1733), Erich Heckel (1883), Stefan Lochner (1410), Konrad Witz (1400), and Georg Baselitz (1938).

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