Carl Blechen
Carl Blechen (July 29, 1798 – July 23, 1840), sometimes given as Karl Blechen, was a German painter, specializing in fantastic landscapes, sometimes with demons and grotesque figures.
Born in Cottbus, he drew the attention of prominent architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who cast him as a decorative painter. Blechen however aimed for higher work and began producing landscape paintings. In 1827 he went to Italy, and from 1835 was a member and professor at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin.
Gallery [edit]
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Im Berliner Tiergarten, 1825
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Der gesprengte Turm des Heidelberger Schlosses (The Ruined Tower of Heidelberg Castle), 1830
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Bau der Teufelsbrücke, 1830–32
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Badende im Park von Terni, 1829
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Die Waldschlucht, 1825
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Im Park der Villa d'Este, 1830
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Palm House on the Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island) near Potsdam, 1832-1834
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View on Assisi 1832-35
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References [edit]
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- (German) "Blechen". Meyers Konversations-Lexikon 3 (4th ed.). 1890. p. 11.
- Founder of the German realistic plein air landscape
External links [edit]
- German masters of the nineteenth century : paintings and drawings from the Federal Republic of Germany, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Carl Blechen (no. 1-4)
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