Frederician Rococo

Frederick the Great, from Johann H. C. Franke, about 1781

Frederician Rococo is a form of Rococo, which developed in Prussia during the reign of Frederick the Great and combined influences from France, Germany (especially Saxony) and the Netherlands. Its most famous adherent was the architect Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff. Furthermore, the painter Antoine Pesne and even King Frederick himself influenced Knobelsdorff's designs. Famous buildings in the Frederican style include Sanssouci Palace, the Potsdam City Palace, and parts of Charlottenburg Palace.

Images

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  Sansouci Palace in Potsdam

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  Music room in Sanssouci Palace

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  Jasper hall in Sanssouci

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  China house in the park of Sanssouci Palace

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  Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin

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  "Knobelsdorff's wing" within the Charlottenburg Palace

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  Marble hall within the City Palace of Potsdam

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  The New Palace in Potsdam

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  Marble Gallery within the New Palace

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  Lower concert room within the New Palace

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  Rheinsberg Palace

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  State Opera Unter den Linden in Berlin

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  Gendarmenmarkt square in Berlin

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  Old City Hall of Potsdam

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  Brandenburg Gate of Potsdam

References

• The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.