n his paintings, the grace of architecture is shown in the context of the beauty of the landscape. Embedded in hills, mountains and plains created by nature, strong walls rise up to protect castles. The Prussian architect and painter Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) understood European architecture as a continuation of ancient Greek architecture. The outstanding musical talent of the pastor's son, who came from Neuruppin, was already noticeable during his time at grammar school. After visiting an exhibition of architectural drawings, the young Schinkel decided to take up the profession of architect. He became a pupil at the private building school of Friedrich and David Gilly in Berlin. At the same time, he began to study architecture at the Berlin Bauakademie and attended lectures at the Akademie der Künste.
At the beginning of the new century, Schinkel was one of the first to take the professional examinations for civil service, which entitles him to work as a construction manager or building inspector. However, due to the financial misery of Prussia in connection with the war against Napoleon around 1800, only a few new building projects could be realized. So Friedrich Schinkel decided to go out and see the world after the implementation of the first construction and planning works. His way led him to Dresden, Prague, Vienna, Venice, Padua, Turin, Palermo, Naples, Lyon and Paris. Via Strasbourg and Weimar he returned to Berlin. There he exhibited panorama pictures inspired by the journey. Among the admirers of these works were King Frederick William III and Queen Luise of Prussia. Thus Schinkel was commissioned to redesign Queen Luise's bedchamber in the Kronprinzenpalais and to design the interior decoration of her rooms in the Berlin City Palace. With this commission, he became the interior designer and master builder of the Prussian royal house.
In his position as senior building officer, Schinkel was responsible for turning Berlin into the representative capital of Prussia. His responsibilities also extended to other construction projects from Cologne to Königsberg. Even today, the Königswache, the Schauspielhaus and the Altes Museum in Berlin bear witness to Karl Friedrich Schinkel's work. He became probably the most important architect of Classicism and was in friendly contact and lively intellectual exchange with contemporaries such as Wilhelm von Humboldt, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Count Hermann von Pückler-Muskau and Clemens von Brentano. Even when architecture became increasingly important to him, Karl Friedrich Schinkel continued to devote himself intensively to painting. For him, the two arts were inseparably linked.
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.jpg "Stage Design: A Sepulchral Vault by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Views of Krzescowice Castle, Plate 50 from the Series")
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.jpg "Views of Krzescowice Castle, Plate 51 from the Series \"Collection of Architectural Designs\" by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Design for an Urban Residential Building, Plate 67 from the Series")
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.jpg "Views of Krzescowice Castle, Plate 52 of the Series \"Collection of Architectural Designs\" by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "King Yngurd. Tragedy by Adolf Müllner. Design for the 5th Decoration. Hall in the Tower with the Gate of Death by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Orianda Castle in Crimea. Antique Design. Column Hall by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Berlin. Swiss House on Peacock Island. View by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "The Magic Flute. Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Design for the 7th Decoration. Sarastro")
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.jpg "Berlin. Charlottenburg Palace, Palace Park, Mausoleum of Queen Louise. View by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Berlin. Schauspielhaus on the Gendarmenmarkt, Concert Hall. Decoration for the Festival of Natural Scientists by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Armida. Opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck. Design for the 3rd Decoration. Garland-Adorned Grove by the Lakeshore by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "The Magic Flute. Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Design for the 4th Decoration. Forecourt to Sarastro")
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.jpg "Convent Near Mazara / Monastery or Church in Marsala, Sicily by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Portal of a Gothic Cathedral with the Equestrian Statue of Saint Michael, Opposite a Fountain and a Palace in the Background by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "The Magic Flute. Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Design for the 6th Decoration. Forecourt of the Temple of Trials by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Nurmahal or the Rose Festival of Kashmir. Opera by Gaspare Spontini. Design for the 1st Decoration. Palace Garden with View of Kashmir by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Predjama Castle in Carniola, Twelve Hours from Trieste by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "The Maid of Orleans. Tragedy by Friedrich Schiller. Design for the 8th Decoration. Gothic Hall with View of Reims by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "View of the Veste Coburg from the North by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "A Boat Trip on the Königssee near Berchtesgaden (with Karl Friedrich Schinkel and his wife Susanne Schinkel, née Berger) by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Forecourt in Front of a Church with a Monument by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Athalia. Opera by Johann Nepomuk von Poissl. Design for the 1st Decoration. View of Jerusalem and the Fortress Zion by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Bad Muskau. Castle. First Remodeling Proposal. Elevation of the South Side by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Stage Design for the Opera Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Port of Ulysses at Taormina / Landscape at Taormina by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Berlin, Wilhelmstraße 102. Palace of Prince Albrecht of Prussia, Design for the Dining Room by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Scottish Coastal Landscape near Tobermory on the Isle of Mull by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Fernand Cortez, or: The Conquest of Mexico. Opera by Gaspare Spontini. Design for the 1st Decoration. Indian Fire Temple by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "The Nave, Apse, and Crossing of a Cathedral for Berlin by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Section of the Crossing and the West End of a Cathedral for Berlin by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Theatre decor for the enchanting flute (Opera")
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.jpg "Köstritz. Castle. View of the Garden Side by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Koblenz. Stolzenfels Ruin. Upper Floor Plan and View by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Reconstruction of the Villa Tusca after Pliny. View by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Agnes von Hohenstaufen. Opera by Gaspare Spontini. Design for the 3rd Decoration. Throne Room by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "King Yngurd. Tragedy by Adolf Müllner. Design for the 2nd Decoration. Northern Sea Horizon by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Athalia. Opera by Johann Nepomuk von Poissl. Design for the 4th Decoration. Garden of the High Priest with Large Palm in Front of a Water Surface by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "City of Amalfi on the Gulf of Salerno by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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.jpg "Aucassin and Nicolette. Opera by Georg Abraham Schneider. Design for the 5th Decoration. Bazaar in Tunis by Karl Friedrich Schinkel")
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