Frederick the Great Playing the Flute at Sanssouci
Adolph von Menzel Β· 1852
Why it's great
King Frederick the Great plays the flute in a glittering hall lit by candles as musicians and courtiers listen. Menzel painted the king as a music-lover, which he truly was. The chandeliers and mirrors shimmer. It's a famous German painting of the 1700s.
Where to see it
π Alte NationalgalerieBerlin, Germany
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Adolph von Menzel was born in Breslau (now WrocΕaw, Poland) and lived most of his life in Berlin. He was Germany's greatest realist painter and an amazing draftsman. He painted history scenes, factories and daily life. He was a very short man who worked until his death in 1905.
