Gottlieb Bindesbøll was born in Ledøje, a village 20 km west of Copenhagen. He first trained as a windmill builder with the intention of becoming an engineer. Simultaneously, from 1817 to 1823, he was taking night classes at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts to learn to draw.
Back in Denmark, Bindesbøll starting working as a resident architect for royal building inspector Jørgen Hansen Koch. He also continued his studies at the Academy until 1833, when he won the Academy's large gold medal.
To Rome and beyond
A company of Danish artists in Rome, painted by Constantin Hansen. Bindesbøll is lying on the floor with a fez he often wore after his visit to Constantinople together with Martinus Rørbye who is seen behind him as number two from the left. Also appearing in the picture are the painter himself, Marstrand, Küchler, Blunck and Jørgen Sonne
With the large gold medal came a travel scholarship and in 1834 Bindesbøll set out on a four-year journey to Rome, visiting Berlin, Dresden and Munich on the way. In Rome he joined the Danish artists' colony which, with Bertel Thorvaldsen as it central figure, resided in the city during those years. He also visited Southern Italy and, together with painter Martinus Rørbye, one of the compatriots he met in Rome, he continued to Greece the following year. In Athens he had the opportunity to study the polychromy of the Acropolis temples which Gau had first introduced him to more than a decade earlier. Bindesbøll and Rørbye also visited Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire before returning to Rome in 1836.
During his stay in Rome Bindesbøll collected a store of antique decorations. He was interested in simple, powerful geometric patterns such as floor mosaics.
In 1833, there was talk in Copenhagen of establishing a museum for the Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen, if he would agree to bequeath his collections to his homeland. Jonas Collin, an active art and culture official under Frederik VI, awakened the King's interest in a museum for Thorvaldsen and asked Bindesbøll (Collin's nephew) to make some sketches for the building whose location had not yet been decided. Bindensbøll's designs ultimately stood out from other architects' competing for the commission to transform the Royal Carriage Depot and Theatre Scenery Painting Building into a museum dedicated to Thorvaldsen.
Bindesbøll liberated the building from its surroundings, just as Thorvaldsen had liberated sculpture from architecture. He emulated the construction of the Erechtheion and the Pantheon as freestanding buildings designed to be seen from a diagonal point of view, released from traditional urban plan of closed street courses. This new, free perception of space served as a guiding principle for the cities and buildings of the future (Lange, Bente, and Jens Lindhe. Thorvaldsen's Museum: Architecture, Colours, Light. Copenhagen: Danish Architectural Press, 2002)
Late career
Hobro Church, 1852
In 1847, Bindesbøll was appointed Royal Building Inspector in Holstein and from 1849 in Jutland.
In 1851, he returned to the Danish capital when he was appointed Royal Building Inspector in Copenhagen. For the Royal Danish Society of Medicine he designed an area of terraced houses later known as Brumleby, which was to provide good, healthy housing for the lower classes, and set a standard for later, similar developments. His last major project in Copenhagen was the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University's main building in Frederiksberg, which was built from 1856 to 1858.
He was made a titular professor in 1853 and a professor at the Art Academy in Copenhagen in 1856 but died shortly after, on 14 July 1856.
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January 07, 2023
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Michael Gottlieb Birckner Bindesboll 5 September 1800 14 July 1856 was a Danish architect active during the Danish Golden Age in the first half of the 19th century Most known for his design of Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen he was a key figure in the stylistic shift in Danish architecture from late classicism to Historicism He was the father of the designer Thorvald Bindesboll and the textile artist Johanne Bindesboll 1 2 3 Michael Gottlieb BindesbollConstantin Hansen Portrait of Gottlieb Bindesboll 1840Born 1800 09 05 5 September 1800Ledoje DenmarkDied14 July 1856 1856 07 14 aged 55 Frederiksberg DenmarkNationalityDanishAlma materRoyal Danish Academy of Fine ArtsOccupationArchitectAwardsC F Hansen Medal 1833 BuildingsThorvaldsens MuseumBrumleby Contents 1 Early life and education 2 To Rome and beyond 3 Thorvaldsens Museum 4 Late career 5 Selected projects 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditGottlieb Bindesboll was born in Ledoje a village 20 km west of Copenhagen He first trained as a windmill builder with the intention of becoming an engineer Simultaneously from 1817 to 1823 he was taking night classes at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts to learn to draw He attended lectures by Hans Christian Orsted the natural scientist who in 1822 invited him along on a journey to Germany and France There Bindesboll got acquainted with Karl Friedrich Schinkel s Classicism and the two men also visited Goethe in Weimar and met German born architect and archaeologist Frans Gau who introduced Bindesboll to his studies of polychromy in Classical architecture 4 Back in Denmark Bindesboll starting working as a resident architect for royal building inspector Jorgen Hansen Koch He also continued his studies at the Academy until 1833 when he won the Academy s large gold medal To Rome and beyond Edit A company of Danish artists in Rome painted by Constantin Hansen Bindesboll is lying on the floor with a fez he often wore after his visit to Constantinople together with Martinus Rorbye who is seen behind him as number two from the left Also appearing in the picture are the painter himself Marstrand Kuchler Blunck and Jorgen Sonne With the large gold medal came a travel scholarship and in 1834 Bindesboll set out on a four year journey to Rome visiting Berlin Dresden and Munich on the way In Rome he joined the Danish artists colony which with Bertel Thorvaldsen as it central figure resided in the city during those years He also visited Southern Italy and together with painter Martinus Rorbye one of the compatriots he met in Rome he continued to Greece the following year In Athens he had the opportunity to study the polychromy of the Acropolis temples which Gau had first introduced him to more than a decade earlier Bindesboll and Rorbye also visited Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire before returning to Rome in 1836 During his stay in Rome Bindesboll collected a store of antique decorations He was interested in simple powerful geometric patterns such as floor mosaics Thorvaldsens Museum Edit Thorvaldsens Museum on Slotsholmen in Copenhagen In 1833 there was talk in Copenhagen of establishing a museum for the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen if he would agree to bequeath his collections to his homeland Jonas Collin an active art and culture official under Frederik VI awakened the King s interest in a museum for Thorvaldsen and asked Bindesboll Collin s nephew to make some sketches for the building whose location had not yet been decided Bindensboll s designs ultimately stood out from other architects competing for the commission to transform the Royal Carriage Depot and Theatre Scenery Painting Building into a museum dedicated to Thorvaldsen Bindesboll liberated the building from its surroundings just as Thorvaldsen had liberated sculpture from architecture He emulated the construction of the Erechtheion and the Pantheon as freestanding buildings designed to be seen from a diagonal point of view released from traditional urban plan of closed street courses This new free perception of space served as a guiding principle for the cities and buildings of the future Lange Bente and Jens Lindhe Thorvaldsen s Museum Architecture Colours Light Copenhagen Danish Architectural Press 2002 Late career Edit Hobro Church 1852 In 1847 Bindesboll was appointed Royal Building Inspector in Holstein and from 1849 in Jutland In 1851 he returned to the Danish capital when he was appointed Royal Building Inspector in Copenhagen For the Royal Danish Society of Medicine he designed an area of terraced houses later known as Brumleby which was to provide good healthy housing for the lower classes and set a standard for later similar developments His last major project in Copenhagen was the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University s main building in Frederiksberg which was built from 1856 to 1858 He was made a titular professor in 1853 and a professor at the Art Academy in Copenhagen in 1856 but died shortly after on 14 July 1856 Selected projects EditThorvaldsens Museum Copenhagen 1839 48 Yellow and Red Cottage Klampenborg Spa Klampenborg Denmark 1844 listed in 1978 and 1979 other works at the same site demolished Rosendal Manor Faxe Denmark 1847 49 listed in 1950 Upakra Church Scania Sweden 1848 49 Bishop s House Nykobing Falster Falster Denmark 1850 listed in 1977 Hobro Church Hobro Denmark 1850 52 Rorvig Church tower Rorvig Denmark 1852 53 Town Hall Court House and Jail Thisted Denmark 1853 listed in 1978 Schleswig Railway stations Schleswig most have been demolished Flensborg Central Station demolished in 1983 Old Town Hall Storegade 39 Stege Mon Denmark 1853 54 listed in 1971 Brumleby Copenhagen first blocks and the inspector s residence 1853 57 from 1867 expanded by Vilhelm Klein fredet listed Hother Hage House Mon Denmark 1854 Vrams Gunnarstorp Castle rebuilding Scania Sweden 1854 56 Brock House Taarbaek Strandvej Taarbaek 1855 Old Town Hall Hjultorvet 2 Naestved Denmark 1855 56 listed in 1959 Great Hall University of Copenhagen Copenhagen 1856 Oringe Psychiatric Hospital Faergegardsvej 15 Vordingborg 1857 listed in 1945 Frederik VII Memorial Rytterknaegten Bornholm Denmark 1856 height added by Thorvald Bindesboll in 1899 The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University s main building Frederiksberg Denmark 1856 58 main building and two lateral wings later extended by J E Gnudtzmann listed in 1950 forge demolished in 1977 See also EditArchitecture of DenmarkReferences Edit Jens Fleischer Gottlieb Bindesboll Kunstindeks Danmark amp Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon Retrieved May 1 2019 Mirjam Gelfer Jorgensen Thorvald Bindesboll Kunstindeks Danmark amp Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon Retrieved May 1 2019 Lone Egeberg Johanne Bindesboll 1851 1934 Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon Retrieved May 1 2019 Kirsten E N Pedersen Gottlieb Bindesboll Den Store Danske Gyldendal Retrieved 2010 08 30 External links EditBiography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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