Centaur and Nymph (Begas)

Reinold Begas: Centaur with nymph

Centaur and Nymph is a bronze sculpture created around 1888 by the German sculptor Reinhold Begas , which was installed in 1997 in the Kolonnadenhof in front of the entrance to the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin .

description

The motif shows a nymph sitting on a centaur . It is a two-figure, free-standing group of sculptures that is worked as a round sculpture and stands on a plinth . It was based on a design from 1881 and measures 180 × 65.8 × 41 cm. It is assigned to the style of the new or founder baroque .

A cast mark on the back names the Actiengesellschaft formerly H. Gladenbeck u. Son Berlin-Friedrichshagen .

Other versions

Bronze copy in the Dessau city park

Another bronze version was originally located in front of the Dessau City Palace and was re-erected in the Dessau City Park in 1955 .

Marble copy in the Berlin Zoo

An enlarged marble copy was placed in the center of the Berlin Zoological Garden around 1900 .

Web links

Commons : Centaur and Nymph by Reinhold Begas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Centaur and Nymph / Centaur and Nymphe - Reinhold Begas. Image index of art and architecture 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Art in Berlin 1648 - 1987. Exhibition in the Altes Museum from June 10 to October 25, 1987. Henschel, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-362-00143-2 , p. 305.
2. ^ Dessau - plastic and sculpture in the city center. In: brunnenturmfigur.de. Retrieved June 8, 2020 . 
3. ^ Centaur and Nymph - Sculpture in Berlin. In: bildhauerei-in-berlin.de. Retrieved June 8, 2020 (with description of the illustration). 

Coordinates: 52 ° 31 '15.4 "  N , 13 ° 23' 55.7"  E