Georg Gottfried Weyhenmeyer
Georg Gottfried Weyhenmeyer (born March 26, 1666 in Ulm , † June 17, 1715 in Berlin ) was a German sculptor in Berlin.
Life
He was the son of Johann Heinrich Weyhenmayer (1637–1706), who was a preacher at Ulm Minster. Georg Gottfried first learned from the sculptor Johann Christian Braun in Ulm and then went on hikes to Leipzig , Dresden , Prague and Pressburg . In 1690 Georg Gottfried Weyhenmeyer came to Berlin. There he mainly made sculptures and figure reliefs based on templates for Andreas Schlueter .
In 1696 he took over a position as a drawing teacher at the Berlin Academy of the Arts , which Schlueter was supposed to do. Weyhenmeyer was appointed court sculptor in 1708 and director of the academy in 1715. Shortly afterwards he died.
Works (selection)
Georg Gottfried Weyhenmeyer created sculptures and other stone work, mainly based on designs by Andreas Schlueter for
- Long Bridge Berlin , sculptures, around 1695/96
- Zeughaus Berlin , sculpture heads of dying warriors, from 1696–1698, only surviving work
- Berlin Palace , sculptures and vases for the balustrade, 1698–1706
- Oranienburg Castle , 1698/1700
- Friedrichsthal Palace , from 1700
literature
- Hermann Arthur Lier: Weyhenmeyer, Georg Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 42, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1897, p. 279.
- CF Foerster: Weyhenmeyer - Schlueter - Kirchner. In: Berlin museums. Volume 44/5. Berlin 1933. pp. 96-99. meeting
- Weyhenmeyer, Georg Gottfried . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 35 : Libra-Wilhelmson . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1942.
- Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia (DBE) . 2nd revised and expanded edition. Volume 10: Thies-Zymalkowski. KG Saur, Munich 2008. p. 586
- Kevin E. Kandt: Schlueteriana III: Studies in the Art, Life and Milieu of Andreas Schlueter . Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2015. S. 43f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Albrecht Weyermann : News from scholars, artists and other strange people from Ulm. Ulm 1798, p. 538 .
- ^ Sculpture jewelry Zeughaus Berlin
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weyhenmeyer, Georg Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1666 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ulm |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1715 |
| Place of death | Berlin |