1764-1850 Berlin, He was a German sculptor. He was born in Berlin, where his father was a poor tailor. Friederike von Preuben.His first teacher was an inferior sculptor, Tassaert, patronized by Frederick the Great; the master offered his daughter in marriage, but the pupil preferred to elope with a girl to Vienna, and the father-in-law not only condoned the offence but furnished money wherewith to visit Italy. Three years' study in Rome formed his 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.   Related Paintings of Johann Gottfried Schadow :. | Mystic Nativity | Village Street in Marlotte | Portrait of Duke Ferdinand-Philippe of Orleans,as St,Ferdiand of Castile (mk04) | View from a Meadow | Edge of the Forest |
Related Artists:
Friedrich Nerly
painted Piazetta San Marco im Mondschein in 19th century
Bento Jose Rufino Capinam
painted Christ Wearing the Crown of Thorns in 1791-1874
Aleksander Uurits
(May 12, 1888 - August 10, 1918) was an Estonian painter and graphic artist.