Karl von Fischer
Karl von Fischer
Karl von Fischer
Born(1782-09-19)19 September 1782
Mannheim
Died11 February 1820(1820-02-11) (aged 27)
Munich
Burial placeAlter Südfriedhof
NationalityGerman
Occupationarchitect
Known forneo-classicism in South Germany,
professor of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Notable workPrinz-Carl-Palais and
National Theatre (Munich)

Karl (Carl) von Fischer (19 September 1782 – 12 February 1820) was a German architect.[1][2] His plans had considerable influence on the architecture of neo-classicism in Munich[2] and South Germany.

Biography

Fischer was born in Mannheim.[1] From 1796 Fischer was trained by Maximilian von Verschaffelt before he moved to Vienna in 1799 to study architecture[2] under Ferdinand von Hohenberg.

Prinz-Carl-Palais in Munich

An early design, at the age of only 22, the Prinz-Carl-Palais in Munich (completed 1803),[2] made him famous and he became a professor of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich in 1809.[2] In 1811–18 Fischer constructed the National Theatre, destroyed in an 1823 fire.[2] He also created the plan for the extension of Munich, especially for the Brienner Strasse with the circular Karolinenplatz and the Königsplatz, the last of which was built to Klenze's plan.[2]

Fischer, who was a representative of pure classicism[2] and who rejected romantic historism, was soon displaced by Leo von Klenze as chief architect for the Bavarian court.[2] He died in Munich[1] aged 38,[2] and is buried in the Alter Südfriedhof.

His notable pupils include Friedrich von Gärtner.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fischer, Karl von. Benezit Dictionary of Artists (Oxford University Press; 2011)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Claudia Bölling. Fischer, Karl von. Grove Art Online (Oxford University Press; 2003)
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