Hanau in Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe
Wohnhaus von Georg Cornicelius ⎯⎯⎯ Residence of Georg Cornicelius
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 26, 2024
1. Wohnhaus von Georg Cornicelius / Residence of Georg Cornicelius Marker
Inscription.
An dieser Stelle stand das Wohnhaus und Atelier des Malers
Georg Cornicelius (Hanau 28.8.1825 - ebd. 9.12.1898).
Cornicelius besuchte die Hanauer Zeichenakademie unter Theodor
Pelissier. Mit seinem Malerfreund Friedrich Karl Hausmann unternahm er mehrere Studienreisen nach Holland, Frankreich und Italien.
1859 heiratete er die Kesselstädter Gastwirtstochter Sophie Eberhard
und zog in die Langstraße 45 (das Haus am linken Bildrand).
In der Mühlstraße unterhielt er eine private Malschule.
Die Gebäude wurden im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstört.
Cornicelius' Werk umfasst Landschafts-, Historien- und Genre-
malereien. Er gilt als der bedeutendste Hanauer Porträtmaler
des 19. Jahrhunderts. 1872 Ehrenmitglied der Zeichenakademie,
1888 Königlich-Preußischer Professor.
The house and studio of the painter Georg Cornicelius (Hanau August 28, 1825 - Hanau December 9, 1898) stood on this spot. Cornicelius attended the Hanau Drawing Academy under Theodor Pelissier. With his painter friend Friedrich Karl Hausmann he made several study trips to Holland, France and Italy. In 1859 he married Sophie Eberhard, the daughter
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of an innkeeper from Kesselstadt, and moved to Langstrasse 45 (the house on the left edge of the picture). He ran a private painting school on Mühlstrasse. The buildings were destroyed in the Second World War. Cornicelius' work includes landscape, historical and genre paintings. He is considered the most important Hanau portrait painter of the 19th century. Honorary member of the Drawing Academy in 1872, Royal Prussian Professor in 1888.
Erected 2015.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is August 28, 1825.
Location. 50° 8.031′ N, 8° 55.062′ E. Marker is in Hanau, Hessen (Hesse), in Main-Kinzig-Kreis. It is on Landstraße, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Langstrasse 52, Hanau HE 63, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, and the former West Germany.
Other nearby markers. At
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 26, 2024
2. Residence of Georg Cornicelius Marker - wide view, looking west on Langstrasse
Excerpt: Georg Cornicelius (born August 28, 1825 in Hanau ; † December 9, 1898 there) was a German painter and draftsman.
(Submitted on June 5, 2024.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
