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    Johannes Wiedewelt (1 July 1731 – 17 December 1802), Danish neoclassical sculptor. He became a court sculptor, introducing neoclassical ideals to Denmark...
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    cathedral was completed in 1769, and designed by the Danish sculptor Johannes Wiedewelt. It includes a large sarcophagus resting on footpieces and decorated...
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    where he studied under the guidance of Johan Edvard Mandelberg and Johannes Wiedewelt. He won a series of medallions at the Academy for his brilliance from...
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    winding paths. Most of the statues in the gardens were sculptured by Johannes Wiedewelt. Of special interest is the "Valley of the Norsemen" (Danish: Nordmandsdalen)...
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  • Introduction to the Life and Work of Johannes Wiedewelt (1731-1802)". In Nielsen, Marjatta; Rathje, Annette (eds.). Johannes Wiedewelt: A Danish Artist in Search...
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    with wood carving. Among his professors were Nicolai Abildgaard and Johannes Wiedewelt, who are both likely influences for his later neo-classicist style...
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    Webster Carl Weitemeyer Clemens Weller Caspar Wessel Edvard Westerberg Johannes Wiedewelt Christian Peder Wienberg Anton Wilhelm Wiehe Michael Wiehe Charlotte...
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  • 1772 Carl Gustaf Pilo 1772 1777 Johannes Wiedewelt 1777 1779 Caspar Frederik Harsdorff 1780 1789 Johannes Wiedewelt 1789 1791 Nicolai Abildgaard 1791...
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    Cathedral. The neoclassical memorial designed and produced by sculptor Johannes Wiedewelt was commissioned by the king's widow who upon his death. The marble...
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    earned the title of Baron of Holberg. Holberg's casket, a work of Johannes Wiedewelt, can be seen in Sorø Monastery Church. It can be seen from Holberg's...
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    exceptional Danish citizens with monuments designed in the 1770s by Johannes Wiedewelt, one of Denmark's most important sculptors. The area also has ancient...
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    painters Nikolaj Abildgaard and Hendrick Krock and the sculptors Johannes Wiedewelt, Simon Stanley and Johan Mandelberg. List of Danish royal residences...
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  • (1915–1985), sculptor Svend Wiig Hansen (1922–1997), sculptor and painter Johannes Wiedewelt (1731–1802), sculptor Christian Zacho (1843–1913), painter Birgit...
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    Florence, Ivan Martos of Poltava, Johann Gottlieb Puhlmann of Zieko, and Johannes Wiedewelt of Copenhagen were among Batoni's most notable followers. Batoni was...
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    Jacob Holm. Christian Schifter was a close friend of the sculptor Johannes Wiedewelt. Woedewelt created a marble monument for his grave after his death...
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    It has been called one of the finest equestrian statues in Europe. Johannes Wiedewelt (1731–1802) was one of the primary figures responsible for introducing...
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    Copenhagen. In 1775, Johannes Ewald wrote the opera The Death of Balder based on Saxo Grammaticus's work Gesta Danorum. Johannes Wiedewelt created a series...
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    is also noted for its park. In the years around 1770 the sculptor Johannes Wiedewelt erected a large number of monuments in the park commemorating famous...
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    Hesse-Kassel, 1790s Cathrine Sophie Kirchhoff, f. Christensen, 1768 Portrait of Johanne Georgia Lund, née Liebenberg, 1771 Christian Colbiørnsen Boy Reading at...
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    Peter Cramer, who recommended him to sculptor Johannes Wiedewelt. Clemens made etchings based on Wiedewelt's illustrations for a deluxe edition of Ludvig...
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    pastel and produced a few miniatures. Sophia Magdalena of Denmark Johannes Wiedewelt, 1766 Frederik Christian Kaas Peter Christian Winsløw Bryan 1886....
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    Christian Andersen, sculptor Johannes Wiedewelt who created the monument to Holberg in the Academy chapel, and geologist Hinrich Johannes Rink. Sorø Lake Sorø...
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  • Danish style. After an architect, the third and fifth Director was Johannes Wiedewelt (1772–1777) and from (1780-1789), a Neoclassical sculptor trained...
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    divided between heirs. A roadside memorial to Johan Wichel designed by Johannes Wiedewelt was installed at a nearby site. The first holder of the stamhus was...
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    four layers in underground crypts. Many of the chapels are made by Johannes Wiedewelt and Andreas Weidenhaupt. Amongst the chapels lies the idyllic 'herb...
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    The medallion with a portrait relief of Classen was designed by Johannes Wiedewelt. A marble plaque on No. 40 commemorates that the entertainer Victor...
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    Winther generated on Wie, referring to the Danish neoclassical sculptor Johannes Wiedewelt. Gammel Holtegaard exhibited several of these pieces in 2005. Richard...
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    Cultural offices Preceded by Jacques Saly Director of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts 1771–1772 Succeeded by Johannes Wiedewelt...
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    several monument for the park, including one to trade and shipping. Johannes Wiedewelt (1731–1802) contributed with an obelisk and ornamental vases. The...
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    Copenhagen, Denmark. It was erected by local farmers to a design by Johannes Wiedewelt to commemorate the agricultural reforms that Bernstorff introduced...
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