Peter von Cornelius

German · 1783–1867 · Painter, Printmaker

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Painter from Germany (1783-1867)

Born 1783, DüsseldorfDied 1867, BerlinOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q58833 ↗ULAN 500115389 ↗Museum works 11

Also known as cornelius peter von, Joseph Cornelius, peter cornelius, Peter Joseph Cornelius, Peter Joseph von Cornelius, peter v. cornelius, Peter van Cornelius

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Peter von Cornelius, Erminia — **Erminia**pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon …

Peter von Cornelius, The wise and the foolish virgins — **The wise and the foolish virgins**1813
Museum Kunstpalast ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum Kunstpalast

Peter von Cornelius, Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers — **Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers**1816
Alte Nationalgalerie ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Alte Nationalgalerie

Peter von Cornelius, The Parable of Wise and Foolish Virgins (unfinished) — **The Parable of Wise and Foolish Virgins (unfinished)**1813
Museum Kunstpalast ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum Kunstpalast

Peter von Cornelius, The Three Marys at the Tomb — **The Three Marys at the Tomb**1818
Bavarian State Painting Collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bavarian State Painting Collections

Peter von Cornelius, Frescoes from the Casa Bartholdy in Rome — **Frescoes from the Casa Bartholdy in Rome**1816
Alte Nationalgalerie ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Alte Nationalgalerie

Peter von Cornelius, Joseph interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh — **Joseph interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh**1816
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Peter von Cornelius, Untitled — **Untitled**1820
National Museum in Wrocław ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum in Wrocław

Peter von Cornelius, Funeral of the Virgin — **Funeral of the Virgin**n.d. · Graphite on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Anonymous gift — public domain (CC0)

Peter von Cornelius, Two Putti — **Two Putti**n.d. · Black crayon, on cream laid paper, prepared with a blue wash ground
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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