Otto Geleng nacquè a Berlino da una famiglia nobile della Bassa Sassonia. Fin da ragazzo studiò disegno e pittura diplomandosi poi alla Reale Accedemia di Belle Arti. Rimase talmente impressionato dalle vedute di Taormina che il suo maestro Biermann gli mostrò al ritorno dal suo viaggio in Sicilia da decidere che finiti gli studi avrebbe visitato quei luoghi. Le aspettative…
Otto Geleng – The Artist Who Revealed Taormina to the World Otto Geleng, born in Berlin to a noble family from Lower Saxony, studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. His life changed when he saw his teacher’s sketches from a trip to Sicily—especially the breathtaking views of Taormina. Fascinated, he vowed to visit one day. When he finally…
Otto Geleng, a noble-born painter from Berlin, discovered Taormina through the sketches of his teacher and, once there, chose to make it his home. Fascinated by the dazzling views and bound by love for a local woman, he founded a dynasty of artists that endures to this day. His canvases, once doubted as fantasies, revealed the true enchantment of Taormina:…
Otto Geleng, a noble-born painter from Berlin, discovered Taormina through the sketches of his teacher and, once there, chose to make it his home. Fascinated by the dazzling views and bound by love for a local woman, he founded a dynasty of artists that endures to this day. His canvases, once doubted as fantasies, revealed the true enchantment of Taormina:…
Otto Geleng, born in Berlin to a noble family from Lower Saxony, studied painting and drawing from his youth, and graduated from the Royal Accademia of Fine Arts. It was here at the Accademia that his teacher, Biermann, inspired Geleng to visit Taormina after showing his students images from his trip to Sicily. Geleng knew that once he completed his…
