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1764 Berlin, Germany - 1850 Berlin, Germany. Known for: Neo-classical portrait sculpture, royal court artist, monuments.
Johann Gottfried Schadow was a German sculptor born in Berlin, where his father was a poor tailor. His first teacher was the sculptor Jean-Pierre Tassaert, patronized by Frederick the Great. Tassaert... Read full biography
Johann Gottfried Schadow was a German sculptor born in Berlin, where his father was a poor tailor. His first teacher was the sculptor Jean-Pierre Tassaert, patronized by Frederick the Great. Tassaert offered his daughter in marriage, but the pupil preferred to elope with another girl to Vienna, and... Read full biography
Johann Gottfried Schadow was a German sculptor born in Berlin, where his father was a poor tailor. His first teacher was the sculptor Jean-Pierre Tassaert, patronized by Frederick the Great. Tassaert offered his daughter in marriage, but the pupil preferred to elope with another girl to Vienna, and Tassaert not only condoned the offence but furnished money to visit Italy. Three years' study in Rome formed Schadow's style, and in 1788 he returned to Berlin to succeed Tassaert as sculptor to the... Read full biography
Johann Gottfried Schadow was a German sculptor born in Berlin, where his father was a poor tailor. His first teacher was the sculptor Jean-Pierre Tassaert, patronized by Frederick the Great. Tassaert offered his daughter in marriage, but the pupil preferred to elope with another girl to Vienna, and Tassaert not only condoned the offence but furnished money to visit Italy. Three years' study in Rome formed Schadow's style, and in 1788 he returned to Berlin to succeed Tassaert as sculptor to the court and secretary to the Academy. Over half a century he produced upwards of two hundred works, varied in style as in subjects. Among his ambitious efforts are Frederick the Great in Stettin, Blücher in Rostock and Martin Luther in Wittenberg. His... Read full biography
Johann Gottfried Schadow was a German sculptor born in Berlin, where his father was a poor tailor. His first teacher was the sculptor Jean-Pierre Tassaert, patronized by Frederick the Great. Tassaert offered his daughter in marriage, but the pupil preferred to elope with another girl to Vienna, and Tassaert not only condoned the offence but furnished money to visit Italy. Three years' study in Rome formed Schadow's style, and in 1788 he returned to Berlin to succeed Tassaert as sculptor to the court and secretary to the Academy. Over half a century he produced upwards of two hundred works, varied in style as in subjects. Among his ambitious efforts are Frederick the Great in Stettin, Blücher in Rostock and Martin Luther in Wittenberg. His portrait statues include Frederick the Great playing the flute, and the crown-princess Louise and her sister Frederica.... Read full biography
