Johann Heinrich Hintze (1800 - 1861)

Johann Heinrich Hintze

Johann Heinrich Hintze was a German painter of the mid-nineteenth century. He is known as a master of landscape and architectural painting and is considered one of the leading German architectural painters of his time.

Heinrich Hintze was commissioned by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in the early 1820s, then concentrated on architectural landscapes of Berlin and its environs. His artistic legacy includes landscapes and architectural views from Holstein, the Alps, Vienna, Prague and elsewhere. The master paid special attention to cityscapes, using both oil and watercolor.