Christian Jank
Christian Jank (born July 15, 1833 in Munich ; † November 25, 1888 there ) was a German theater and stage painter who became known for his work for the Bavarian King Ludwig II .
Life
Jank originally worked in Munich , where he was involved, among other things, on the sets for the opera Lohengrin composed by Richard Wagner . His work aroused the interest of the Bavarian King Ludwig II, who commissioned Jank with designs for his building projects inspired by Richard Wagner's operas. The Neuschwanstein Castle , built by Eduard Riedel and Georg Dollmann from 1869, goes back to Christian Jank's historicist designs ; Jank was also involved in furnishing Linderhof Palace . His extensive designs for Falkenstein Castle could not be carried out; the project was discontinued after the king's death in 1886.
He was the father of the animal painter and graphic artist Angelo Jank , who was to significantly shape the graphic style of Jugend magazine .
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : Jank, Christian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 55, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1910, pp. 503-507.
- Michael Petzet : Built dreams. The castles of Ludwig II of Bavaria. Hirmer, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-7774-6600-X .
- Erika Bosl: Jank, Christian. In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 391 ( digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Jank, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German stage and theater painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 1888 |
| Place of death | Munich |