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Jul 29, 1755 Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany Died on 11 Jul 1825 (aged 69)
German painter
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About Christoph Heinrich Kniep
- Christoph Heinrich Kniep (1755 – 1825), was a German painter.
- He is renowned for accompanying Goethe in his Italian Journey to Naples, Paestum and Sicily, executing several drawings whilst there. Initially, he worked as a portrait artist, then in 1781 he traveled to Italy, where he painted primarily vistas and landscapes.
- He met Goethe in Naples, being introduced to him by a mutual friend, the artist Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein.
- After separating from Goethe on his return from Sicily, Kniep remained in Naples, where he died in 1825. Kniep's drawings of Paestum and Pompeii are of extraordinary detail, and have also been used as archaeological documents.
