The Nave, Apse, and Crossing 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 interior. The image shows an expansive hall with high vaulted ceilings decorated with coffers. The design features geometric square panels with gold accents. Along one side of the hall are tall, fluted columns with Corinthian capitals. At the far end are large arches decorated with frescoes and religious depictions, including a large cross and vivid iconography on the walls. The atmosphere conveys opulence and classical elegance with detailed architectural elements and decorative art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.9 x 17.1 cm (10 9/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
    image: 25.6 x 15.8 cm (10 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.35

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. 76, under no. 90.

Bibliography

1941

  • Rave, Paul Ortwin. Karl Friedrich Schinkel: Lebenswerk. Vol. 2. Berlin, Erster Teil: Bauten für die Kunst, Kirchen/Denkmalpflege. Munich, 1941: 228, 229 (fig. 135), 231, no. 47.

  • Rave, Paul Ortwin. "Karl Friedrich Schinkel: Geboren am 13. März 1781, gestorben am 9. Oktober 1841." Das Reich 93 (1941): 19 repro.

1971

  • Schümann, Carl-Wolfgang. "'In Erwartung des Jüngsten Gerichts.' Zur Ausstattung eines von F. A. Stüler geplanten Berliner Doms." Kunst in Hessen und am Mittelrhein 11 (1971): 86, fig. 2.

1978

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

1980

  • Schümann, Carl-Wolfgang. Der Berliner Dom im 19. Jahrhundert. Berlin, 1980: 28, 85, fig. 20.

1992

  • Klingenburg, Karl-Heinz. Der Berliner Dom: Bauten, Ideen und Projekte vom 15. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart. Berlin, 1992: 80, fig. 65.

2001

  • Plöse, Detlef (ed.). Der Berliner Dom: Geschichte und Gegenwart der Oberpfarr- und Domkirche. Berlin, 2001: 64, fig. 25.

Inscriptions

signed at bottom right in black ink: Schinkel.; on verso of presentation mount at bottom left in brown ink, an inv. no.: S. 202. N. 4.

Wikidata ID

Q64591872

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