Section of the Crossing and the West End 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 design. The image includes two detailed architectural elevations, depicted with fine pencil lines and faint red highlights. The drawing on the left features an ornate façade with intricate carvings and sculptural details, including a central arch. The right drawing shows a frontal view of a building with twin towers and detailed entrance features. The precision suggests the drawing could be a study or proposal for an architectural project, highlighting interior and exterior features in a balanced composition.

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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 cm (6 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
    image: 14.2 x 24.7 cm (5 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.38

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. 74, 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. 51.

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. 6.

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64591874

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