Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach
Symbolist painter and naturist reformer
Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach was a German painter and social reformer. Diefenbach was born at Hadamar, then part of the Duchy of Nassau. He was a pioneer of the naturist and the peace movements. His country commune, Himmelhof, in Ober Sankt Veit near Vienna (1897–1899) was one of the models for the reform settlement Monte Verità in Ascona. His ideas included life in harmony with nature and rejection of monogamy, turning away from any religion (although he was a follower of theosophy), and a vegetarian diet. When his commune went bankrupt, he moved to Capri and stayed there until his death in 1913 As a painter, Diefenbach was an independent representative of Symbolism. There has been a museum of his works in Certosa di San Giacomo on Capri since 1974.
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Master student
- Konstantin Johannes Franz Cretius Master
- Rudolf Jordan Master
Artworks by this artist (39 total)
- Stürmische Meeresbucht 1912
- Asking The Stars
- Martyr And Crucified, Son Helios
- The Fairy Dance 1895
- Vater verzeih Ihnen 1887
- Der Rettung entgegen
- Question to the stars 1901
- A Girl On The Shore 1892
- Ephebe 1911
- Sphinx mit Undine 1902
- Caprilandschaft
- Girl Holding A Snake – Innocence 1900
- Kopf einer Gemse 1895
- Seagulls in a stormy bay
- Stürmische Seelandschaft 1901
- Thou Shalt Not Kill 1902
- Bildnis Richard Wagner
- Abschied 1892
- An eagle before a waterfall
- Ephebos