Cornelius, Peter von |
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BORN 23 Sep 1783, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen - DIED 6 Mar 1867, Berlin GRAVE LOCATION Berlin: Alter Domfriedhof der St.-Hedwigs-Gemeinde, Liesenstrasse 8 (Feld Mauer 2) |
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Peter von Cornelius studied at the Academy in Düsseldorf. In 1811 he travelled to Rome, where he formed a group with painters like Overbeck, Schadow and Veit, eventually leading to the Nazarene movement. In 1819 crown-prince Ludwig of Bavaria asked him to come to Munich, where he executed mural paintings. From 1821 to 1824 he was director of the Academy in Düsseldorf and in 1825 he became director of the Academy in Munich. In 1841 the king of Prussia called him to Berlin where he worked and lived for the rest of his life. There he made decorations for the Nationalgalerie. He had many important pupils, among them Wilhelm von Kaulbach and Eugen Napoleon Neureuther. His grave at the St. Hedwig Cemetery in Berlin was removed when the Berlin Wall was built, but later it was reerected in a more simple fashion. Related persons • knew Bähr, Johann Karl Ulrich • was painted by Begas, Oscar • influenced Bertrand, James • is uncle/aunt of Cornelius, Peter • was pupil of Engerth, Eduard von • met Grimm, Ludwig Emil • was teacher of Kaulbach, Wilhelm von • met Madox Brown, Ford • was teacher of Neureuther, Eugen Napoleon • was teacher of Oldach, Julius • knew Schadow-Godenhaus, Wilhelm von • was a friend of Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius, Ritter • cooperated with Veit, Philipp • was drawn by Vogel von Vogelstein, Carl Christian • was teacher of Winterhalter, Franz Xaver |
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 The grave of Peter von Cornelius at the St. Hedwig-Friedhof I, Berlin. Picture by androom (27 Mar 2007) |
 The grave of Peter von Cornelius at the St. Hedwig-Friedhof I, Berlin. Picture by androom (27 Mar 2007) |
 Statue of Peter Cornelius at the Hofgarten in Düsseldorf. Picture by Androom (17 Jul 2015) |
Sources • Aubert, Joachim, Handbuch der Grabstätten berühmten Deutscher, Österreicher und Schweizer, Deutscher Kunstverlag, München, 1973 • Fischer, Manfred F., Ruhmeshalle und Bavaria, Bayerische Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser, München, 1987 • Hammer, Klaus, Historische Friedhöfe & Grabmäler in Berlin, Stattbuch Verlag, Berlin, 1994 • Mende, Hans-Jürgen, Lexicon Berliner Grabstätten, Haude & Spener, 2006 • Streidt, Gert & Peter Feierabend, Pruisen, kunst en architectuur, Könemann, Köln, 2000 • Winkler Prins Encyclopedie (editie 1909), 1909 |
