Longitudinal Section of a Cathedral for Berlin

1827

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Associated Names
Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Artist, German, 1781 - 1841

This is a drawing of an architectural section of a classical building. The drawing illustrates a cross-section view of a large building with columns and detailed architectural elements. The structure depicted features a row of columns along the lower part. Above the columns, there are multiple levels with detailed window designs and elaborate decorations. The building appears to have a tower-like structure at one end and a semi-circular arch at the other. The use of soft colors like pink highlights structural elements, while the main building is rendered in light pencil strokes. The drawing is bordered with a gold frame and is rendered with precision, suggesting the careful detailing typical of architectural plans.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and watercolor on wove paper, laid down on presentation mount

  • Credit Line

    Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.6 x 26.2 cm (6 1/8 x 10 5/16 in.)
    image: 14.4 x 25 cm (5 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.37

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Friedrich Wilhelm IV [1795-1861], King of Prussia; presented 20 January 1845 to the Schinkel Museum, Berlin, inventory number S. 202 N.5 (Lugt 2362c); returned 11 February 1845 to the King; Fürstlich Schaumburg-Lippesche Hofbibliothek, Bückeburg, Inv. no. 35384; (sold, Kunsthandel Groth, Berlin, 9 May 1935). Private collection, Berlin, possibly Friedrich Winkler; Eva Dencker-Winkler, Zurich. Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich, 1997. Purchased 2007 by NGA

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 19, 35, 38, no. 73, under no. 80.

Bibliography

1941

  • Rave, Paul Ortwin. Karl Friedrich Schinkel: Lebenswerk. Vol. 2, Berlin, Erster Teil, Bauten für die Kunst, Kirchen/Denkmalpflege. Berlin, 1941: 228, 231, no. 50.

1978

  • Reuther, Hans. Die Museuminsel in Berlin. Berlin, 1978: 170, under no. 30.

Inscriptions

signed at bottom right in black ink: Schinkel.; verso of presentation mount at bottom left in brown ink, an inv. no.: S.202. N. 5.

Watermarks

partial: J Wh / Turk

Wikidata ID

Q64591873

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