# Medieval Town by Water [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [SCHINKEL, Karl Friedrich]() - Date: 1801-1850 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 94 x 126 cm ## Commentary The painting shows a medieval town at its peak, a vision that Schinkel has raised to monumental quality in national pride. The longing to resurrect the national idea is evident. The original of this painting was burnt in 1931 in the Glass Palace in Munich, but this faithful copy by K. E. Biermann from c. 1830 shows us Schinkel's idea just as well. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="\#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 2 minutes\):<BR><A HREF="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/music1/16\_cent/praetorius\_motet.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true"><B>Michael Praetorius: Motet</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE> ## Related artworks - [Design for the architectural academy in Berlin]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Gothic Cathedral with Imperial Palace]() - [Interior view]() - [Interior view]() - [Interior view]() - [Interior view]() - [Interior view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()