Gothic Church Behind an Oak Grove with Tombs

1810·Lithograph in black ink with touches of opaque white watercolor on brown wove paper·Image/plate: 48.2 × 34.2 cm (19 × 13 1/2 in.); Sheet: 52.3 × 38.2 cm (20 5/8 × 15 1/16 in.)

Harold Joachim Endowment

Catalogue

Year: 1810
Medium: Lithograph in black ink with touches of opaque white watercolor on brown wove paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 48.2 × 34.2 cm (19 × 13 1/2 in.); Sheet: 52.3 × 38.2 cm (20 5/8 × 15 1/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Artist

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Painting

Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect, city planner and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the greatest German architects, a nineteenth century design genius, and a leader in the International Neoclassical and Gothic Revival movements. His most famous buildings are found in and around Berlin, where he influenced the city's design and landscape profoundly. Schinkel's Bauakademie is considered one of the forerunners of modern architecture. His Altes Museum is one of the most important classical buildings in Europe and a model for future national art museums throughout the world.

Neuruppin, Germany

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