Christoph Heinrich Kniep

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Christoph Heinrich Kniep
Selfportrait
Born	1755 Hildesheim
Died	11 July 1825 Naples
Nationality	German
Occupation	Painter

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.^[1]

Kniep's drawings of Paestum and Pompeii are of extraordinary detail, and have also been used as archaeological documents.^[2]