Andreas Knorre
Johann Friedrich Andreas Knorre (* 1763 in Berlin ; † May 11, 1841 in Königsberg ) was a painter.
Life
Knorre studied painting in Berlin with Bernhard Rode . In 1800 he followed the call to Königsberg, where he taught as the first teacher and professor at the academy . At the same time he instructed the students of the vocational school in freehand drawing and bossing (modeling). He usually chose historical or religious themes as motifs. He also created many portraits. Portraits that Knorre created were once on view in Königsberg art collections and in public institutions, such as a portrait of Hans Jakob von Auerswald in the State Archives , that of Professor Karl Gottfried Hagen in the Pharmaceutical Institute or that of Chancellor Friedrich Leopold von in the Higher Regional Court Schrötter . Knorre also designed the curtain and the decorations for the city theater . When the royal family was on the run from Napoleon's troops in Königsberg, Andreas Knorre also received many orders again. However, it may have achieved special significance for cultural history when in 1804 he removed the death mask from Immanuel Kant and also took over the decoration, laying out and funeral ceremony of the great philosopher.
Knorre was since June 8, 1794 with Johanna Louise Dorothea Knorre (1766–1834), b. Wahlstab, a painter of miniature portraits, married. His son was the painter Julius Knorre .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trauungsbuch Berlin St. Nikolai, Vol A14, p. 141 right.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knorre, Andreas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knorre, Johann Friedrich Andreas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German history and genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1763 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1841 |
| Place of death | Koenigsberg |