German Painting

19th-century German painting is characterized by the development of Romanticism and the formation of the influential Düsseldorf School, which emerged at the Academy of Arts in 1819. The school encompassed various movements, ranging from national-historical themes and epic-heroic imagery to realistic landscapes and idyllic genre scenes. Graduates of the academy had a significant impact on global art, notably contributing to the development of the Hudson River School in the United States. The school's activities concluded in the early 20th century with the formation of the 'Sonderbund' movement.