GEBHARDT, Eduard von, German painter: b. Saint Johannes, Esthonia, 13 June 1838. He studied at the Petrograd Academy in 1854-57, and later with Wilhelm Sohn at Diisseldorf, where he established his studio and attracted much attention by his religious works, in which he treated biblical scenes after the manner of the Dutch and Germans of the 15th and 16th centuries, imitating their introduction of cos tumes and other features contemporary to them. He also painted many scenes from the period of the Reformation. In 1873 he was appointed professor in the Diisseldorf Academy. His subjects include 'Christ's Entry into Jeru 'The Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus' ; 'The Last Supper,' his chief work (National Gallery, Berlin) ; -'The Ascension,' one of his best canvases; 'Religious Conversa tion'; and 'The Reformer at Work) (1877 Leipzig Museum). Other important canvases are 'The Crucifixion) (1873), in the Hamburg Gallery; 'Taking Care of Christ's Body' (1883) and 'Jacob and the Angel) (1893), both in the Dresden Museum; 'Christ and the Rich Youth) (1892) and 'The Sermon on the (1893), both in the Dusseldorf Gallery; 'Heal ing of the Palsied) (1895), in the Breslau Gal lery; 'Christ upon the Waters) (1902), in the Diisseldorf Gallery. There is also a series of
six mural paintings by him dealing with scenes in the life of Christ, painted in the old mon astery of Lokkum. This series shows some Pre-Raphaelite tendencies. There are also fine mural paintings by h:m in the Friedenskirche, Dusseldorf. He is a member of several national academies and has received numerous awards. Consult lives by Rosenberg (Leipzig 1899) and Schaarschmidt (Munich 1899).