Karl Wilhelm Kolbe the Younger (1781 - 1853)

Karl Wilhelm Kolbe the Younger

Karl Wilhelm Kolbe the Younger was a German painter of the first half of the 19th century. He is known as a painter-genre painter and stained glass artist, nephew of the famous painter Karl Wilhelm Kolbe.

Early in his career, Kolbe the Younger won a competition at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts with his drawing "The Doom of Froben at the Battle of Verbellin". He favored historical subjects, inspired by the Dutch tradition. The famous painting "Albrecht Achilles seizes the banner in the battle of Nuremberg" was purchased from him by the city of Berlin as a gift for Princess Louise of Prussia. The master also created stained glass windows for the Marienburg Castle in Prussia, some of which are now in Berlin's Old National Gallery.