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Joachim Heinrich Wilhelm Wagener (16 July 1782 in Berlin – 18 January 1861 in Berlin) was a German banker and patron of the arts. His collection formed the initial nucleus of the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin. [1]
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Wagener's collection started in 1815 when he acquired Karl Friedrich Schinkel's "Gothic Church on a Cliff by the Sea". His collection grew to include a number of landscapes which Wagener had commissioned or purchased, including works by German and international artists. [2]
Wagener allowed the public to view his collection and commissioned the writing of catalogues. [1]
In his 1859 will, Wagener left a gift to the Prussian Crown of his art collection on the condition that it form the basis for the creation of a national gallery. [1] Accordingly, when he died in 1861, 262 works were bequeathed to the Crown, [2] at that time the largest collection of contemporary painting in the world. [3] The donation led to the opening of the National Gallery in Berlin the same year. [3]
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Joachim Heinrich Wilhelm Wagener (16 July 1782 in Berlin – 18 January 1861 in Berlin) was a German banker and patron of the arts. His collection formed the initial nucleus of the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin. [1]
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Wagener's collection started in 1815 when he acquired Karl Friedrich Schinkel's "Gothic Church on a Cliff by the Sea". His collection grew to include a number of landscapes which Wagener had commissioned or purchased, including works by German and international artists. [2]
Wagener allowed the public to view his collection and commissioned the writing of catalogues. [1]
In his 1859 will, Wagener left a gift to the Prussian Crown of his art collection on the condition that it form the basis for the creation of a national gallery. [1] Accordingly, when he died in 1861, 262 works were bequeathed to the Crown, [2] at that time the largest collection of contemporary painting in the world. [3] The donation led to the opening of the National Gallery in Berlin the same year. [3]