Discover diplomat, painter, draftsperson Georg Wenceslaus von Knobelsdorff

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Georg Wenceslaus von Knobelsdorff

male / German

diplomat, painter, draftsperson, court architect, military personnel

Qualifications: diplomat, painter, draftsperson, court architect, military personnel
Von Knobelsdorff was the head custodian of royal buildings in the service of King Friedrich II of Prussia. In 1740 he made a selection for the Prussian king from the paintings in the estate of Stadholder-King Willem III (IV ?) to be transported to Berlin.

Nationality/school: German

Born: Kukadło 1699-02-17
formerly German: Kuckädel

Deceased: Berlin 1753-09-16

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Berlijn 1729
He resigned his commission (captain) in 1729 to persue his carreer in architecture.
Rome 1736 - 1737
a study trip made possible by Frederic II as crownprince
Napels 1736 - 1737
a study trip made possible by Frederic II as crownprince
Florence 1736 - 1737
a study trip made possible by Frederic II as crownprince
Venetië 1736 - 1737
a study trip made possible by Frederic II as crownprince: he recorded his impressions in a travel sketchbook which contains almost one hundred pencil drawings, but only of part of his trip since on the return stretch he broke his arm in a traffic accident between Rome and Florence
Parijs 1740
payed for by the new king Frederic II
Honselersdijk
Berlijn 1740 - 1746
head custodian of the royal buildings, till he was fired in 1746 by the king

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Subjects This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.: portrait, princely portrait, landscape (genre)

Literature

Thieme/Becker 1907-1950 , vol. 21 (1927), p. 5-9
Gerson 1942/1983 , p. 234, 303
Witt Checklist 1978 , p. 159
Bénézit 1999 , vol. 7, p. 881
Saur 1999-2000 , vol. 5 (2000), p. 595

M. Engel, 'Die Bibliothek des preussischen Hofarchitekten Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorf', Wiener Jahrbuch für Kunstgeschichte 55/56 (2006/2007), p. 435-457

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Creation date: 1992-01-11; Last modified date: 2018-05-24

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