Johann Gottfried Schadow (20 May 1764 – 27 January 1850) was a German Prussian sculptor. His most iconic work is the chariot on top of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, executed in 1793 when he was still only 29.
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Johann Gottfried Schadow (20 May 1764 – 27 January 1850) was a German Prussian sculptor. His most iconic work is the chariot on top of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, executed in 1793 when he was still only 29.
Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor, regarded as the founder of the modern Berlin school of sculptors. Schadow was trained under the court sculptor Jean-Pierre-Antoine Tassaert and in Rome (1785–87), where he studied under Antonio Canova. In 1788 he succeeded Tassaert as director of the Prussian.
Johann Gottfried Schadow war ein preußischer Zeichner und Bildhauer. Neben seinem Schüler Christian Daniel Rauch war er der bedeutendste Vertreter des deutschen Klassizismus und der Begründer der Berliner Bildhauerschule. Zu seinen Hauptwerken gehören das Grabmal des Grafen Alexander von der Mark, die Quadriga auf dem Brandenburger Tor und ...
Johann Gottfried Schadow. Embracing Forms. 21.10.2022 to 19.02.2023. Alte Nationalgalerie. The life-size double statue of Princesses Louise and Frederica of Prussia, known as the “Princess Group”, is Johann Gottfried Schadow’s (1764–1850) magnum opus. Seen as the founder of the Berlin School of sculpture, Schadow came to epitomize ...
He had three artist sons: Felix Schadow (1819–61), a painter, Rudolf Schadow (1786–1822), a sculptor, and, most importantly, Wilhelm von Schadow (b Berlin, 6 Sept. 1788; d Düsseldorf, 19 Mar. 1862), who was a painter and writer on art. In 1810–19 he lived in Rome, where he became a member of the Nazarenes.
Analysis and Restoration. Double Statue of Princesses Luise and Friederike of Prussia by Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764–1850), an iconic example of Neoclassicism, is one of the Alte Nationalgalerie’s highlights. The marble sculpture from 1797 greets museum visitors from its position in the concourse. An earlier plaster version from 1795 ...
Artworks. See all 4 artworks ›. Queen Louise of Prussia, modeled 1799, cast 1819/21. Johann Gottfried Schadow. Luther’s Statue in Wittenberg, 1822. Johann Gottfried Schadow. Persecution of Orestes, 1804. Johann Gottfried Schadow. The Artist and His Family, 1794/95.
Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764–1850) was once the most famous artist in Prussia. This book, edited by Yvette Deseyve and featuring a contribution by Sintje Guericke, uncovers new aspects of Schadow’s art and workshop. After training with a prominent court sculptor, Jean-Pierre-Antoine Tassaert, Schadow eventually became the secretary of the ...
Title: The Thoughtful Captain. Artist: Johann Gottfried Schadow (German, Berlin 1764–1850 Berlin) Date: 1822. Medium: Lithograph. Dimensions: sheet: 13 3/4 x 8 9/16 in. (35 x 21.7 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Clifford A. Furst Bequest, by exchange, 1992. Accession Number: 1992.1065.
Schadow was appointed as director of the Berlin Academy and had great influence on Prussian arts, for instance, through his writings on the proportions of the human figure or on national physiognomy. Schadow’s art was distinctly Neoclassicist and naturalistic in character but his work also displayed a Romantic element.