Leo von Klenze (1784–1864)

Court architect who transformed Munich into a neoclassical Athens and designed the Hermitage's public galleries

ABOUT

Leo von Klenze (born Franz Karl Leopold Klenze; 29 February 1784 – 26 January 1864) was a German architect and painter. He was the court architect of Ludwig I of Bavaria. Klenze was a devotee of Neoclassicism and one of the most prominent representatives of Greek Revival style. == Biography == Leo von Klenze studied architecture and public building finance under Friedrich Gilly in Berlin, and worked as an apprentice to Charles Percier and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine in…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Landscape with the Castle of Massa di Carrara 1827 · J. Paul Getty Museum Porto Venere on the Gulf of La Spezia 1828 · Bavarian State Painting Collections Reconstruction of the Acropolis and Areopagus in Athens 1846 · Bavarian State Painting Collections The Concordia-Temple of Agrigento 1857 · Alte Nationalgalerie Reconstructed view of Athens 1862 · Führermuseum Bergamo, The South Entrance of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore

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INFLUENCES

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Friedrich GillyNeoclassical Architecture Charles PercierEmpire Style Pierre François Léonard FontaineEmpire Style

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