Christian Steinicken

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The Lion Tower , painting by Christian Steinicken, 1895

Christian Steinicken (* 1831 in Munich , † 1896 ) was a German painter , steel and engraver .

Life

Steinicken was in contact with Anselm Feuerbach in 1863 , who deferred financial means he had borrowed. He captured numerous cityscapes, especially of Munich, in watercolors. On behalf of the Bavarian King Ludwig II , he designed the new Falkenstein Castle from the Falkensteiner Burg in watercolors .

Works (selection)

  • Album of Salzburg and the surrounding area , around 1860, 11 steel engravings; in this:
    • Salzburg from the fortress
    • Residenzplatz (Salzburg)

Web links

Commons : Christian Steinicken  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Ludwig Feuerbach, Werner Schuffenhauer, Manuela Köppe: Collected Works, Volume 21 , Page 90/439
  2. Luise von Kobell: King Ludwig II of Bavaria and art , Jol publishing house. Albert, 1898, p. 286
  3. http://www.ubs.sbg.ac.at/sosa/graphiken/salzburg.htm
  4. http://www.ubs.sbg.ac.at/sosa/graphiken/GI1022%283%29.jpg
  5. http://www.ubs.sbg.ac.at/sosa/graphiken/GI1022%284%29.jpg