Christian Jank

Christian Jank (15 July 1833 – 25 November 1888) was a German scenic painter and stage designer.

Among other things he was involved in the scenery for Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin.

His work piqued the interest of Ludwig II, who commissioned him to create concepts for his architectural projects inspired by Wagner.

Jank's historistic drafts were the basis for Neuschwanstein Castle, which was built starting in 1869 by Eduard Riedel and later Georg von Dollmann.

His concepts for Falkenstein Castle could not be realized, as the project was abandoned after the king's death in 1886.