Peter von Cornelius
(1783–1867) tysk målare
Peter von Cornelius (1783–1867) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Peter von Cornelius belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Peter von Cornelius was born in Düsseldorf and died in Berlin. Peter von Cornelius trained at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Peter von Cornelius worked in Frankfurt and Rome. Peter von Cornelius became a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. The students included Philipp Foltz, Jørgen Sonne, Andreas Müller, and Ludwig Moralt.
The best-known works include ‘The wise and the foolish virgins’ and ‘Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 6 works by Peter von Cornelius with free images. The dated works span the years 1813–1818. Works by Peter von Cornelius are held by Museum Kunstpalast, Alte Nationalgalerie, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, and drawings in the National Gallery of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Henriette Gertruide Knip, Johan Niclas Byström, Samuel Prout, Paulin Guérin, and James Baillie Fraser.