Leo von Klenze
(1784–1864) German architect and painter (1784–1864)
Leo von Klenze (1784–1864) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Leo von Klenze belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Leo von Klenze was born in Schladen and died in Munich. Leo von Klenze studied under Friedrich Gilly. Leo von Klenze worked in Brunswick. Wikidata associates Leo von Klenze with Neoclassical architecture. Leo von Klenze became a member of German Archaeological Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include honorary citizen of Munich, Royal Gold Medal, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.
The best-known works include ‘Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite’, ‘Bavaria’, and ‘Propylaea’. The catalogue has 7 works by Leo von Klenze with free images. The dated works span the years 1826–1862. Works by Leo von Klenze are held by several collections, among them Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, J. Paul Getty Museum, Bavarian State Painting Collections, and drawings in the National Gallery of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Antoni Brodowski, Gustaf Finnberg, Mathieu Kessels, Antonín Mánes, and Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot.