Arnold Rossfeld
Arnold Roßfeld (* before 1688, † after 1690) was a Dutch sculptor .
life and work
In 1688 Roßfeld went from Bonn to Hanover in order to manufacture lead figures for the garden theater in Herrenhaufen in connection with the building of the palace in the Great Garden in 1689 and 1690 . During this period he received a salary of 400 thalers . "The sandstone figures for the royal bush and the parterre (pleasure piece) there" are presumably also to be owed to his work. In particular, the figures of the are attributed to the artist
- Duchess Sophie of Hanover
- of her husband, Duke Ernst August
- her father-in-law, Duke Georg von Calenberg
- as well as her eldest son Georg Ludwig, who later became King George I of Great Britain .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Eduard Schuster : Alphabetical directory of the artists, technicians, engineers and foremen employed in the principalities of Calenberg and Lüneburg from 1636 to 1727 , in: Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter , Volumes 7–8, pp. 369–393; here: p. 384
- ^ Sources and representations on the history of Lower Saxony , volumes 83–84, Hildesheim: Verlag August Lax, 1974
- ^ Gert von der Osten (text), Hildegard Müller (photos): Pictorial works from three centuries in Hanover . Edited by the Kunstverein Hannover on its 125th anniversary, Hannover: Kunstverein, 1957, pp. 12–15
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rossfeld, Arnold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rossfeld, Arnold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch baroque sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1690 |