Peter Joseph Krahe [SEP] place of death
Peter Joseph Krahe
Peter Joseph Krahe (8 April 1758, Mannheim - 7 October 1840, Braunschweig) was a German architect. He was instrumental in converting the old city walls and fortifications of Braunschweig into a series of parks and other public spaces.
Life.
He was the son of the well-known historical painter Lambert Krahe. In 1775, he became a student at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, which his father had helped to create. At the age of twenty-two, he became the Academy's youngest
ceilings in the library and ballrooms at Schloss Benrath. He started an art school in 1762. Eleven years later, his school was designated the "Electorate of the Palatinate Painting, Sculpture and Architecture Academy" (later, the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf) and Krahe became its first Director. In his last years, an eye ailment prevented him from painting.
The Classical architect Peter Joseph Krahe was his son. Moritz Kellerhoven was one of his best-known students.
His art collection.
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