Anton Karinger

Place: Ljubljana

Born: 1829

Death: 1870

Biography:

Anton Karinger (1829-1870) was a Slovene painter and poet. He was a pupil of Steinfeld in Vienna and is known for landscapes and seascapes, mostly views of Carinthia and the Adriatic coast. His painting View of Mt. Triglav from Bohinj, along with other paintings of Triglav, became a symbol of the Carinthian Slovene people and is part of the core collection of the National Gallery of Slovenia.