The sculptor Carolus Zenon Ridolphus Schadow – better known under the forename Ridolfo – was born on July 9, 1786. (1) At this time his parents were living in Rome. A short time later his father Johan
For the first time four sculptures are arranged here as Ridolfo Schadow (10) imagined it in his studio in Rome (4). Cupid (11) gazes down contemplatively from his godly sphere at three young women who
As head of the Royal Sculpture Workshop, the founder of the Berlin School of Sculpture (17), Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764-1850), trained his oldest son Ridolfo and involved him in the execution of i
Marble, SPSG Skulpt.slg. 5580 This version of Innocence (14) was created for Schadow himself, at roughly the same time as the first version for Prince Miklos Esterházy. With this work Schadow intended
Marble, SPSG Skulpt.slg. 2822 In 1813/14 Ridolfo Schadow modelled the Girl Tying her Sandal (12) for the first time. The sculpture is considered one of his most popular works. Without any attributes o
Marble, SPSG Skulpt.slg. 2800 From the beginning Schadow planned to arrange the three seated girls opposite Cupid (11). Following a smaller earlier version, the work on this version began in 1821. How
Marble Loan, Cologne, LETTER-Stiftung, inv. no. 2015.259.000-002 In 1816, Ridolfo Schadow produced this uncommissioned bust of a young woman with a delicate wreath of roses in her hair (21). It is cle
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The Marble Gallery: A Site in the Service of National Socialist Representation The Prussian State Council’s first work session took place at the New Palace’s Marble Gallery on 16 September 1933. Just
Potsdam, New Garden/Pfingstberg The finest view of Potsdam and the lakes of the Havel is the one from the Belvedere on the hill known as Pfingstberg. Conceived by Frederick William IV as a large twin-
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Kowtowing before the Kaiser The Grotto Hall was the Site of a Staged Humiliation On September 4, 1901, the Grotto Hall at the New Palace provided the setting for a special purpose. Prince Chun, a brot
