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Johann Gottfried Schadow , 1764-1850, German sculptor of the neoclassical school. He studied in Rome. In 1788 he returned to Berlin, where he became court sculptor. Among his best-known works are the tomb of Count Alexander von der Mark in Berlin; the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin; statues of Leopold von Dessau and Frederick the Great; and monuments to Blücher at Rostock and to Luther at Wittenberg. His son Rudolph Schadow, 1786-1822, also a sculptor, was a follower of Canova and Thorvaldsen. Another son, Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow-Godenhaus, 1789-1862, German religious and historical painter, was one of the Nazarenes . He was (1826-59) director of the Düsseldorf Academy.

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Schadow, Johann Gottfried (1764–1850). German sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and writer on art. In 1785–7 he lived in Rome, then settled in his native Berlin. His style was essentially Neoclassical (he became a friend of Canova in Rome), but it retained a degree of Baroque liveliness. He was active mainly as a portraitist and tomb sculptor, but his best-known work is the quadriga (four-horse chariot) (completed 1791) surmounting the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, which was badly damaged in the Second World War and has been replaced by a copy. His finest achievement is perhaps the charming and sensitive group of the Princesses Luise and Frederika of Prussia (1795–7, Alte NG, Berlin). From 1815 until his death he was director of the Berlin Academy and his later years were mainly devoted to teaching, administration, and writing on art theory. He had three artist sons: Felix Schadow (1819–61), a painter, Rudolf Schadow (1786–1822), a sculptor, and, most importantly, Wilhelm von Schadow (1788–1862), who was a painter and writer on art. In 1810–19 he lived in Rome, where he became a member of the Nazarenes. From 1826 to 1859 he was director of the Düsseldorf Academy, which he helped to make into a leading centre of history painting. In 1845 he was ennobled and added the aristocratic ‘von’ to his name.

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Schadow, Johann Gottfried (b Berlin, 20 May 1764; d Berlin, 27 Jan. 1850). German sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and writer on art. In 1785–7 he lived in Rome, then settled in his native Berlin. His style was essentially Neoclassical (he became a friend of Canova in Rome), but it retained a degree of Baroque liveliness. He was active mainly as a portraitist and tomb sculptor, but his best-known work is the quadriga (four-horse chariot) (completed 1791) surmounting the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, which was badly damaged in the Second World War and has been replaced by a copy. His finest achievement is perhaps the charming and sensitive group of the Princesses Luise and Frederika of Prussia (1795–7, Alte NG, Berlin). From 1815 until his death he was director of the Berlin Academy and his later years were mainly devoted to teaching, administration, and writing on art theory. He had three artist sons: Felix (1819–61), a painter, Rudolf (or Ridolfo) (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. From 1826 to 1859 he was director of the Düsseldorf Academy, which he helped to make into a leading centre of history painting. In 1845 he was ennobled and added the aristocratic ‘von’ to his name.

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Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 1/12/2005; 588 words ; ...two Jews in Prussia to be given civil and political rights in 1809. A bust of Salomon Veit by German sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow has been in Prof Veit-Wilson's family for many years. The new Jewish Museum in Berlin, designed by Daniel...
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News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/23/2002; 449 words ; ...called Gothic Cathedral by the Water and a marble sculpture of two Prussian princesses Luise and Friederike by Johann Gottfried Schadow. The neo-classical building, in the heart of the former East Berlin, was closed for three years for renovations...
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Magazine article from: The Architectural Review; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...new Pariser Platz. A.V. 1 Completed in the early 1790s by Carl Gotthard Langans. The copper quadriga by Johann Gottfried Schadow was placed on it in 1793: it was stolen in 1806 by Napoleon, and returned in 1814 after his defeat at Leipzig...
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News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/23/2002; 436 words ; ...called Gothic Cathedral by the Water and a marble sculpture of two Prussian princesses, Luise and Friederike, by Johann Gottfried Schadow. The neoclassical building, in the heart of the former East Berlin, was closed for three years for renovations...
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Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 7/17/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Monet, Manet, Degas, Czanne and Rodin, as well as excellent classicist sculptures by Christian David Rauch, Johann Gottfried Schadow and others. The big attraction while I was there, however, was a large exhibit of paintings by the brilliant...
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News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/23/2002; 457 words ; ...called Gothic Cathedral by the Water and a marble sculpture of two Prussian princesses, Luise and Friederike, by Johann Gottfried Schadow. The neoclassical building, in the heart of the former East Berlin, was closed for three years for renovations...
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News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/23/2002; ; 630 words ; ...called Gothic Cathedral by the Water and a marble sculpture of two Prussian princesses, Luise and Friederike, by Johann Gottfried Schadow. The neoclassical building, in the heart of the former East Berlin, was closed for three years for renovations...

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