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The Tragedy of a Great

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The Tragedy of a Great

Directed by	Arthur Günsburg
Written by	Paul Gruner Helmuth Orthmann
Produced by	Arthur Günsburg
Starring	Carl de Vogt Sybill Morel Wilhelm Diegelmann
Cinematography	Arpad Viragh
Production company	Arthur Günsburg-Film
Distributed by	Scala-Film-Verleih
Release date	24 June 1920 (1920-06-24)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Tragedy of a Great (German: Die Tragödie eines Großen) is a 1920 German silent historical film directed by Arthur Günsburg and starring Carl de Vogt, Sybill Morel, and Wilhelm Diegelmann. It is a biopic of the life of the painter Rembrandt.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Bernhard Schwidewski.

Cast

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In alphabetical order

Fritz Beckmann as Abraham Stün

Dora Bergner as Nisly

Carl de Vogt as Rembrandt

Wilhelm Diegelmann as van Uylenburgh

Eva Eberth as Hendrickje

Hans Flieser as Ein alter Diener

Julius Frucht as Ferdinand Pol

Willy Kaiser-Heyl as Jan Six

Paul Meffert as Rembrandts Bruder

Sybill Morel as Saskia van Uylenburgh

Clementine Plessner as Rembrandts Mutter

Georg H. Schnell as Pit Gauwer

References

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^ Grange, p. 68.

Bibliography

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Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.

External links

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The Tragedy of a GreatatIMDb

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Lists of drawings, etchings, paintings, self-portraits
Paintings	The Senses (1624–25) The Stoning of Saint Stephen (1625) Suffer little children to come unto me (1620s) History Painting (1626) Balaam and the Ass (1626) The Baptism of the Eunuch (1626) Bust of a Man Wearing a Gorget and Plumed Beret (1626) Tobit and Anna with the Kid (c. 1626) The Flight into Egypt (1627) The Parable of the Rich Fool (1627) The Artist in his Studio (1628) Samson and Delilah (1629–30) Anna and the Blind Tobit (c. 1630) The Raising of Lazarus (c. 1630–1632) Andromeda Chained to the Rocks (1631) The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1631) Christ with a Staff (1631) Christ on the Cross (1631) Old Man with a Gold Chain (c. 1631) Philosopher in Meditation (1632) The Abduction of Europa (1632) Adoration of the Magi (1632–1633) The Shipbuilder and his Wife (1633) The Storm on the Sea of Galilee (1633) ² A Lady and Gentleman in Black (1633) Raising of the Cross (1633) Descent from the Cross (1633) Diana Bathing with her Nymphs with Actaeon and Callisto (1634) Flora (1634) Artemisia (1634) Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit (1634) Descent from the Cross (1634) Belshazzar's Feast (1635) Minerva (1635) The Prodigal Son in the Brothel (c. 1635) Raising of the Cross (study) (c. 1635) The Rape of Ganymede (1635) The Entombment of Christ (1635) Samson Threatening His Father-In-Law (1635) The Standard Bearer (1636) Danaë (1636) The Blinding of Samson (1636) Landscape with Arched Bridge (c. 1636-1637) The Preacher Eleazar Swalmius (1637) The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family (1637) The Stone Bridge (1637) The Wedding Feast of Samson (1638) Landscape with the Good Samaritan (1638) Still Life with Peacocks (c. 1639) The Girl in a Picture Frame (1641) The Scholar at the Lectern (1641) The Night Watch (1642) Concord of the State (1642) David and Jonathan (1642) Boaz and Ruth (1643) The Woman Taken in Adultery (1644) Joseph's Dream (1645) The Holy Family with Angels (1645) The Mill (1645–1648) Abraham Serving the Three Angels (1646) Susanna and the Elders (1647) Head of Christ (1648) The Kitchen Maid (1651) Descent from the Cross (1650–1652) Saul and David (c. 1652) ¹ Aristotle with a Bust of Homer (1653) A Woman Bathing in a Stream (1654) Bathsheba at Her Bath (1654) The Polish Rider (1655) ¹ Slaughtered Ox (1655) Pallas Athene (c. 1655) The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman (1656) Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (1656) Courtesan at her Mirror (1657) Saint Bartholomew (1657) Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law (1659) Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther (1660) The Denial of Saint Peter (1660) Titus as a Monk (1660) The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis (1661) Saint Matthew and the Angel (1661) Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (1662) Homer Dictating his Verses (1663) The Jewish Bride (1664) Lucretia (1664) ¹ David and Uriah (c. 1665) Young Woman with a Lapdog (1665) Lucretia (1666) The Return of the Prodigal Son (1662–1669) Landscape with a Castle
Portraits	Portrait of Nicolaes Ruts (1631) Portrait of a Man (1632) Portrait of a Woman (1632) Portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III (1632) Aeltje Pietersdr Uylenburgh (1632) Portrait of a Man Rising from His Chair (1633) Oval Portrait of a Woman (1633) Portrait of Marten Soolmans (1634) Portrait of Oopjen Coppit (1634) Portrait of Petronella Buys (1635) A Polish Nobleman (1637) Portrait of Maria Trip (1639) Portrait of Jan Six (1654) Portrait of Catharina Hooghsaet (1657) Portrait of a Man (1657) Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo (1658) Portrait of Dirck van Os (c. 1662)
Self-portraits	Self-Portrait with Dishevelled Hair (1628) Rembrandt Laughing (1628) Self-Portrait (1629) Self-Portrait in a Gorget (c.1629) Portrait of a Young Man with a Golden Chain (1635) (disputed) Self-Portrait Wearing a White Feathered Bonnet (1635) Self-Portrait at the Age of 34 (1640) Self-Portrait (1652) Self-Portrait in a Black Beret and Gold Chain (1654) Self-Portrait (1658) Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar (1659) Self-Portrait (1660) Self-Portrait as the Apostle Paul (1662) Self-Portrait as Zeuxis Laughing (1662) Self-Portrait with Two Circles (1665–1669) Self-Portrait (c. 1669) Self-Portrait at the Age of 63 (1669)
Drawings and prints (including etchings)	Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (1634) Bearded Old Man (1634) River with Trees (1634) The Artist and his Model (1639) The Death of the Virgin (1639) The Mill (1641) The Three Trees (1643) The State Bed (1646) Portrait of Jan Six (1647) Hundred Guilder Print (1647–1649) Conus Marmoreus (1650) Goldweigher's Field (1651) Doctor Fautrieus (1652) Descent from the Cross by Torchlight (1652) The Three Crosses (1653) The Virgin and Child with a Cat (1654) Christ Presented to the People (1655) Mughal drawings
Works about Rembrandt	Bibliography of Rembrandt Cultural depictions of Rembrandt Rembrandt (1936 film) Rembrandt (1940 film) Rembrandt (1942 film) Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait (1954 documentary film) Rembrandt fecit 1669 (1977 film) The Anatomy Lesson (1995 novel) Rembrandt (1999 film) Stealing Rembrandt (2003 film) Nightwatching (2007 film ) Rembrandt's J'Accuse (2008 documentary) I Am Rembrandt's Daughter (2008 novel) The Rembrandt Affair (2010 novel)
Namesakes	Rembrandt, Iowa Rembrandtplein Rembrandtpark Rembrandt (crater) Rembrandt (train) Vereniging Rembrandt (foundation)
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