CLASEN, KARL, born in Düsseldorf in 1812. History painter; pupil at Düsseldorf Academy under W. Schadow. Painted history, sacred and profane, with a pure feeling for nature, and careful execution. Works: Flight into Egypt (1839); Rudolph of Hapsburg giving his Horse to a Sick Priest (1840); Pope Sixtus and Deacon Laurentius (1842); Daughter of Jairus (1845); Discovery of the Springs at Aix-la-Chapelle; Reconciliation of Queen Catharine with Cardinal Wolsey (1850); Allegory of Borussia (1867).—Brockhaus, iv. 437; Müller, 106; Wiegmann, 178.
CLASEN, LORENZ, born in Düsseldorf,
Dec. 14, 1812. History painter; cousin of
Karl; pupil of Düsseldorf Academy under
Th. Hildebrandt; painted at first biblical
scenes, then chiefly subjects from romantic
history. In 1850 removed to Berlin, 1854,
to Leipsic. Was also a distinguished writer
on art. Works: Early Christians; Annunciation
to the Shepherds (1837); David
playing before Saul, Conversion of Clovis by
his Wife Clotilda (1839); Minstrels' Contest
at the Wartburg; Conrad II. (Kaisersaal,
Frankfort); Expulsion of St. Elizabeth
(1840); Madonna (1841); Blessings of Peace
and Industry, Entry of Happy Rulers (1844);
Germania on Guard on the Rhine (City
Hall, Crefeld); Germania on the Sea, Bishops
of Cologne and Mentz before Conrad II.
(1847); Cycle from History of Families von
Brandt and von Watzdorf (1865-66).—Brockhaus,
iv. 437; Illustr. Zeitg. (1871),
ii. 175; Müller, 106; Wiegmann, 204.
CLAUDE, GEORGES, born in Paris;
contemporary. Son and pupil of J. M. Claude
and pupil of P. Galland. Medal, 3d class,
1884. Portraits (1879, 1882); Adoration of
the Cross at Mont Cassin (1884).
CLAUDE, JEAN MAXIME, born in
Paris, June 24, 1824. Landscape painter,
and painter of sporting and hunting scenes;
pupil of Galland. Medals: 1866 and 1869;
2d class, 1872. Works: Rendezvous, Retreat
(1861); Halloing at the Ponds of Comielles,
Bloodhounds in their Kennel the Day
before a Hunt (1863); Huntsman with
Hound going to Woods (1864); Morning of
Beginning and Day of Closing the Hunt
(1866); Corner of the Kennel (1868); Hunter's
Story (1869); Return from Hunt (1870);
Antechamber, Souvenir of Rotten Row
(1872); Returning from Rotten Row (1874);
Hyde Park (1876); These Gentlemen are
Served, Conversation in Hyde Park (1877);
Sketch on the Cliff, Albert Gate of Hyde
Park (1878); Confidence (1879); Sit Up-*right
(1881); Sunset, Spring-Time (1882);
At the Rendezvous in Fontainebleau (1883).
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CLAUDE LORRAIN, born in Champagne
on the Moselle
in 1600, died
in Rome, Nov. 23,
1682. French school;
landscape painter;
real name Gellée;
pupil in drawing of
his elder brother
Jean, wood engraver
at Freiburg in Breisgau.
Taken to
Rome in 1613 by a relative, he went
thence to Naples, where he spent two years
as pupil of Godfrey Wals, a painter from
Cologne. From 1619 to April, 1625, he
lived at Rome, working as apprentice
and valet to Agostino Tassi, who was employed
by the Cardinal di Montalto to
decorate his palace, after which he returned
to Lorraine by Venice and the Tyrol. At
Nancy he found employment in decorating
the Chapelle des Carmes, for Duke Charles
III., with figures and architectural ornaments,
until the middle of the year 1627,
when he returned to Rome to remain for
the rest of his life. Here he became intimate
with Sandarrt, Peter de Laar, and
Poussin, and spent his time in making studies
in the Campagna, at Tivoli, Frascati, and
Subiaco. By 1634, Claude had become a
celebrity at Rome and had painted many
pictures, although none are known of a date
earlier than the Village Fête and the Sea
Port at the Louvre of the year 1639. The
