Leo von Klenze

German architect and painter (1784–1864) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Leo von Klenze (born Franz Karl Leopold von Klenze; 29 February 1784 – 26 January 1864) was a German architect and painter. He was the court architect of Ludwig I of Bavaria.

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Leo von Klenze
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Born
Franz Karl Leopold von Klenze

(1784-02-29)29 February 1784
Schladen, Germany
Died26 January 1864(1864-01-26) (aged 79)
Munich, Germany
Resting placeAlter Südfriedhof, Munich, Germany
Occupations
  • Architect
  • painter
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Ruhmeshalle in Munich
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Von Klenze's grave in Munich
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The New Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia, was one of the first museums designed in 1838 by von Klenze specifically to house art collections (1905).
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Painting of an idealized reconstruction of the Acropolis and Areios Pagos in Athens, by von Klenze (1846).

Von Klenze was a devotee of Neoclassicism and one of the most prominent representatives of Greek revival style.