OIL PAINTING: Granite Basin in the Lustgarten, 1831
Between 1814 and 1848 Berlin was expanding rapidly, growing to fulfil its role as a major European capital. Imposing new public buildings by Schinkel and his disciples were being constructed. Painters like Eduard Gärtner and Johann Erdmann Hummel chose Berlin as their subject, carefully depicting the architectural and technological wonders, like the huge granite bowl that adorned the centre of the city.