Karl Friedrich Schinkel
(1781–1841) preussisk arkitekt, stadsplanerare och målare
Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781–1841) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, a draughtsman, and a designer. By year of birth, Karl Friedrich Schinkel belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Karl Friedrich Schinkel was born in Neuruppin and died in Berlin. Karl Friedrich Schinkel trained at Bauakademie and Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster. The teachers included Friedrich Gilly and David Gilly. Karl Friedrich Schinkel worked in Pfaueninsel and Tegel. Wikidata associates Karl Friedrich Schinkel with Greek Revival architecture. Karl Friedrich Schinkel became a member of German Archaeological Institute, Accademia di San Luca, and National Academy of Design. The awards include Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class, Commander of the Order of the Redeemer, Order of the White Falcon, and Knight Officer of the Order of the Polar Star. The students included Friedrich Ludwig Persius, Ditlev Martens, and Adolf Lohse.
The best-known works include ‘Glienicke Palace’, ‘Alte Nazarethkirche (Berlin-Wedding)’, ‘Elisabethkirche, Berlin-Mitte’, and ‘Schlossbrücke’. The catalogue has 33 works by Karl Friedrich Schinkel with free images. The dated works span the years 1804–1836. Works by Karl Friedrich Schinkel are held by several collections, among them Alte Nationalgalerie, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Prints in the National Gallery of Art, and Saint Louis Art Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include George Dawe, Bartolomeo Pinelli, Joseph Paelinck, Francis Leggatt Chantrey, and Merry-Joseph Blondel.