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Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (17 February 1699 at Kuckädel in Crossen an der Oder, (Krosno Odrzanskie
Krosno Odrzanskie

Krosno Odrzanskie [] is a city on the east bank of Oder River, at the confluence with Bober. The town in Western Poland with 12,500 inhabitants is the capital of Krosno Odrzanskie County....
) – 16 September 1753 in Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
) was a painter
Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . In art, the term describes both the act and the result, which is called a painting....
 and architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 in Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
.

A soldier in the service of Prussia, Knobelsdorff resigned his commission in 1729 as captain so that he could pursue his interest in architecture. In 1740 he travelled to Paris and Italy to study at the expense of the new king, Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick II of Prussia

Frederick II was a monarch of Kingdom of Prussia from the House of Hohenzollern. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was Frederick IV of Margraviate of Brandenburg....
.

Knobelsdorff was influenced as an architect by the French Baroque Classicism
Classicism

File:Nicolas Poussin 055.jpgClassicism, in the The Arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seeks to emulate....
 and by Palladian architecture
Palladian architecture

Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Republic of Venice architect Andrea Palladio . The term "Palladian" normally refers to buildings in a style inspired by Palladio's own work; that which is recognised as Palladian architecture today is an evolution of Palladio's original concepts....
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Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (17 February 1699 at Kuckädel in Crossen an der Oder, (Krosno Odrzanskie
Krosno Odrzanskie

Krosno Odrzanskie [] is a city on the east bank of Oder River, at the confluence with Bober. The town in Western Poland with 12,500 inhabitants is the capital of Krosno Odrzanskie County....
) – 16 September 1753 in Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
) was a painter
Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . In art, the term describes both the act and the result, which is called a painting....
 and architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 in Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
.

A soldier in the service of Prussia, Knobelsdorff resigned his commission in 1729 as captain so that he could pursue his interest in architecture. In 1740 he travelled to Paris and Italy to study at the expense of the new king, Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick II of Prussia

Frederick II was a monarch of Kingdom of Prussia from the House of Hohenzollern. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was Frederick IV of Margraviate of Brandenburg....
.

Knobelsdorff was influenced as an architect by the French Baroque Classicism
Classicism

File:Nicolas Poussin 055.jpgClassicism, in the The Arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seeks to emulate....
 and by Palladian architecture
Palladian architecture

Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Republic of Venice architect Andrea Palladio . The term "Palladian" normally refers to buildings in a style inspired by Palladio's own work; that which is recognised as Palladian architecture today is an evolution of Palladio's original concepts....
. With his interior design
Interior design

Interior Design is a profession concerned with anything that is found inside a space - walls, windows, doors, finishes, textures, light, furnishings and furniture....
 and the equipment of the king, he created the basis for the Frederickian Rococo style at Rheinsberg
Rheinsberg

Rheinsberg is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhin, approx. 20 km north-east of Neuruppin and 75 km north-west of Berlin....
, which was the seat of the monarch at that time.

Knobelsdorff was the headzorz custodian of the royal building and a secret council on financial matters. In 1746 he was fired by the king and Johann Boumann finished all his projects, including Sanssouci
Sanssouci

Sanssouci is the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, at Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Palace of Versailles....
.

Karl Begas
Karl Begas

Karl Begas was a Germany historical painter born at Heinsberg near Aix-la-Chapelle. His father, a retired judge, destined him for the legal profession, but the boy's tastes pointed definitely in another direction....
 the younger created a statue of Knobelsdorff in 1886. This originally stood in the entrance hall of the Altes Museum
Altes Museum

The Altes Museum , is one of several internationally renowned museums on Berlin's Museum Island in Berlin, Germany. Since restoration work in 1966, it houses the antique collection of the Berlin State Museums....
 (in Berlin) and is now in a depot of the state museum.

Works

  • Rheinsberg palace, extension (see also Rheinsberg
    Rheinsberg

    Rheinsberg is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhin, approx. 20 km north-east of Neuruppin and 75 km north-west of Berlin....
    )
  • 1743 - Berlin State Opera
    Berlin State Opera

    Staatsoper Unter den Linden is a prominent Germany opera company. Its permanent home is the Opera House on the Unter den Linden boulevard in Berlin....
     (his main work in the Classical style)
  • 1740-1742 - Charlottenburg Palace
    Charlottenburg Palace

    Charlottenburg Palace is the largest palace in Berlin and the only building in the city dating back to the time of the House of Hohenzollern. It is located in the Charlottenburg district of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf area....
    , new wing (in his time the so called New Palace)
  • 1744 - 1752 reconstruction of the early Rococo Potsdam City Palace
    Potsdam City Palace

    The Potsdamer Stadtschloss was the second official residence of the Rulers of Brandenburg, later King in Prussia, List of rulers of Prussia and List of German monarchs....
     into the second Prussian winter residence (next to Berlin
    Berlin

    Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
    ) with its richly furnished interior
  • Since 1745 - Sanssouci
    Sanssouci

    Sanssouci is the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, at Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Palace of Versailles....
     in Potsdam
    Potsdam

    Potsdam is the capital city of the Germany States of Germany of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the center of Berlin....
     (effecting the King's plans)
  • Palace at Zerbst (see also Zerbst
    Zerbst

    Zerbst is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until the administrative reform of 2007, Zerbst was the capital of the Anhalt-Zerbst district....
    )
  • Parks Tiergarten
    Tiergarten

    Tiergarten is the name of both a large park in the centre of Berlin and a locality within the Boroughs of Berlin of Mitte. Before German reunification, it was a part of West Berlin....
     in Berlin


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