Section of the Crossing and the West End of a Cathedral for Berlin
1827
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1827
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This drawing shows two views of a church. One side looks like a simple wall with tall windows and carvings above. The other side has big columns, a clock, and a tower with a cross on top. The lines are clean, and the pink highlights make the details stand out. The artist focused on how light hits stone buildings. Tiny figures near the bottom show how small people look next to big architecture. Next, check out Schinkel, Karl Friedrich—he loved designing buildings this precise.
