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Wilhelm von Gloeden

1856 - 1931

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Wilhelm Iwan Friederich August von Gloeden (September 16, 1856 – February 16, 1931), commonly known as Baron von Gloeden, was a German photographer who worked mainly in Italy. He is mostly known for his pastoral nude studies of Sicilian boys, which usually featured props such as wreaths or amphoras, suggesting a setting in the Greece or Italy of antiquity. His work demonstrates the controlled use of lighting as well utilizing elegant poses of his models. His innovations include the use of photographic filters and special body makeup (a mixture of milk, olive oil, and glycerin) to disguise skin blemishes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm von Gloeden is the 16th most popular photographer (down from 15th in 2019), the 1,430th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,169th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Wilhelm von Gloeden ranks 16 out of 148. Before him are Robert Doisneau, Oliviero Toscani, Julia Margaret Cameron, Felice Beato, Annie Leibovitz, and Brassaï. After him are Yousuf Karsh, Nobuyoshi Araki, Elliott Erwitt, Gunter Sachs, Diane Arbus, and Alfred Stieglitz.

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Among people born in 1856, Wilhelm von Gloeden ranks 36. Before him are Carl David Tolmé Runge, Jean Moréas, Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Mikhail Vrubel, Pedro Lascuráin, and Sergei Taneyev. After him are Hara Takashi, William Wallace Denslow, Maurice Sarrail, Henri-Edmond Cross, Stepa Stepanović, and Sergei Winogradsky. Among people deceased in 1931, Wilhelm von Gloeden ranks 36. Before him are Martinus Beijerinck, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Giovanni Boldini, Auguste Forel, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, and André Michelin. After him are Cosmo Duff-Gordon, Santiago Rusiñol, Nellie Melba, Antonio Salandra, Jaime, Duke of Madrid, and Joe Masseria.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm von Gloeden ranks 1,430 out of 7,253. Before him are Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (1575), John George IV, Elector of Saxony (1668), Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719), Bernhardus Varenius (1622), Fritz Honka (1935), and Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682). After him are Toni Kroos (1990), Albrecht Penck (1858), Rudolf Brandt (1909), Franz von Hipper (1863), Brigitte Helm (1906), and Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (1892).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Germany

Among photographers born in Germany, Wilhelm von Gloeden ranks 3. Before him are Heinrich Hoffmann (1885), and Helmut Newton (1920). After him are Gunter Sachs (1932), August Sander (1876), Guillermo Kahlo (1871), Astrid Kirchherr (1938), Andreas Gursky (1955), Gisèle Freund (1908), Grete Stern (1904), Lothar Wolleh (1930), and Karl Blossfeldt (1865).

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