Bernhard Rode. Designs for the scuptural programme of the Deutscher Dom

Berlin history painter Christian Bernhard Rode (1725-1797) had been a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts since 1756 – in 1783 he advanced to the position of director. In addition to his extensive graphic work and some single-page drawings, the art collection also preserves his drawings for the sculptural programme of the Deutscher Dom at Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin. The masterly drawings illustrate an architectural programme, aimed at enlightening and educating passers by. In combination with Chodowiecki’s drawings for the neighbouring Französischer Dom, which are also kept at the Akademie der Künste’s Art collection, Rode’s works offer rare and fascinating insights into artistic practice in Berlin during the times of Frederick the Great.