List of sculptures, reliefs and medallions at the Art Academy (Dresden)
The list of sculptures, reliefs and medallions at the art academy gives an overview of the entire building sculpture (sculptures, reliefs, spandrel figures and medallions) at the art academy and at the art exhibition building (Lipsius-Bau) in the Saxon capital of Dresden .
Both buildings were built by Constantin Lipsius between 1887 and 1894 . In determining the iconographic program, Lipsius was supported by the artists of the academy and the art historians of the art collections. The figure program relates to the main functions of the building, the main motifs are dedicated to the epochs of art history, the art genres, the artistic creation and the artistic places of activity. The figurative design of the building was done by 28 artists (sculptors). The description of the artistic work follows the information provided by Rother.
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Sculptures and plaque | Sculptures of the fine arts on the attic above the main portal | Ernst Julius Hähnel and Carl Röder | Elbe side, central projection, in the upper area |
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Sculptures and putti | Architecture and sculpture as well as two winged putti | Ernst Julius Hähnel and Reinhard Schnauder (putti) | Elbe side, central projection, in the upper area (left group) |
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cartridge | Sandstone cartouche with crown and Saxon coat of arms | Elbe side, central projection, in the upper area (middle) | |
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Sculptures and putti | Painting and engraving as well as two winged putti | Carl Roeder and Reinhard Schnauder (putti) | Elbe side, central projection, in the upper area (right group) |
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Gusset figures | Main portal of the Dresden Art Academy with the gusset figures of antiquity and renaissance | Heinrich Epler | Elbe side, central projection, in the upper area (right group) |
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Sculpture (copper, gold-plated) | Eros on the eastern corner projection | Robert Henze | Elbe side, corner projection, in the upper area (right group) |
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Keystone and spandrel figures | Homer head with earth and sea (water) | Hans Hartmann-Mc Lean | Elbe side, eastern corner projection, in the upper area |
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Sculpture (copper, gold-plated) | Phantasos on the western corner projection | Robert Henze | Elbe side, corner projection, in the upper area |
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Keystone and spandrel figures | Dante head with heaven (air) and hell (fire) | Hans Hartmann-Mc Lean | Elbe side, western corner projection, in the upper area |
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medallion | Euripides | Robert Ockelmann | eastern corner projection, in the upper area (east side) |
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medallion | Sophocles | Robert Ockelmann | eastern corner projection, in the upper area (east side) |
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medallion | Aeschylus | Robert Ockelmann | eastern corner projection, in the upper area (west side) |
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medallion | Lessing | Robert Ockelmann | western corner projection, in the upper area (east side) |
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medallion | Goethe | Robert Ockelmann | western corner projection, in the upper area (western side) |
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medallion | Schiller | Robert Ockelmann | western corner projection, in the upper area (western side) |
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medallion | Bramante | W. Heinrich Weinhold | eastern extension (architecture hall) |
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medallion | Pöppelmann | W. Heinrich Weinhold | eastern extension (architecture hall) |
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medallion | Holbein | W. Heinrich Weinhold | western annex (painting room) |
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medallion | Rubens | W. Heinrich Weinhold | western annex (painting room) |
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Putt | Greek Antiquity and Roman Antiquity (left group) | Otto Panzer and August Herzig | on the eastern extension (architecture room) |
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Putt | Middle Ages and Renaissance (right group) | Otto Panzer and August Herzig | on the eastern extension (architecture room) |
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Putto | Nude painting | Friedrich Offermann | on the western extension (painting room) |
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Putto | Portrait painting | Friedrich Offermann | on the western extension (painting room) |
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Putto | Costume designer or costume studies | Hans Hartmann-Mc Lean | on the western extension (painting room) |
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Putto | Animal painting | Hans Hartmann-Mc Lean | on the western extension (painting room) |
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Putto | Landscape painting | Hans Hartmann-Mc Lean | on the western extension (painting room) |
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Gusset figures | Ambition (or zeal) and doubt | Gustav Broßmann | on the south facade, above the window |
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Sculptures | Master and student | Oskar Rassau | on the south gable, in the upper area |
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Gusset figures | Diligence and patience (or perseverance) | Otto Fritzsche | on the south facade, above the window |
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Sculpture group | Nature study | Ernst Paul | in the courtyard, east ledge |
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Sculpture group | Study according to antiquity | Ernst Paul | in the courtyard, east ledge |
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Sculpture group | perspective | Heinrich Möller | in the courtyard, western ledge |
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Sculpture group | Board painting | Heinrich Möller | in the courtyard, western ledge |
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Wall fountain | in the courtyard | ||
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Dome of the exhibition building with the Fama | |||
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sculpture | Fama (with fanfare and victory wreath, proclaiming glory), formerly known as Nike | Robert Henze | on the dome of the exhibition building |
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North facade of the art exhibition building (Lipsiusbau) | Elbe side | ||
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Sculpture group | Athena between Prometheus and Psyche, below the head of Apollo (or genius of art) above the portico | Johannes Schilling | Elbe side |
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Sculptures | Art cities Berlin and Munich | Johannes Schilling | Elbe side, left group above the tympanum |
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Sculptures | Art cities Düsseldorf and Vienna | Johannes Schilling | Elbe side, right group above the tympanum |
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Sculpture group | Saxonia receives the tribute of the arts | Johannes Schilling | Elbe side, in the tympanum above the portico |
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Sculpture group | Mermaid and Triton with a fountain (horticulture), right nymph on a hippocampus (architecture) | Johannes Schilling | Elbe side, left group in the tympanum above the portico |
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Sculpture group | Saxonia (surrounded by Elbe and Dresdensia) as the protector of the arts
From left to right: Nymph with a floor plan of the academy on a hippocampus (architecture), muse and young man hands over two sculptures (sculpture), Elbe with a water jug and Dresdensia with the city's coat of arms, muse, descending from a chariot pulled by griffins, hands over a painting (painting) |
Johannes Schilling | Elbe side, middle group in the tympanum above the portico |
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Sculpture group | Griffin, woman with portfolio (graphic copperplate engraving), on the right two figures with glass windows (arts and crafts) | Johannes Schilling | Elbe side, right group in the tympanum above the portico |
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relief | Johann Joachim Winckelmann | Martin Engelke | Elbe side, left of the entrance portal |
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sculpture | Peter by Cornelius | Hermann Hultzsch | Elbe side, left of the entrance portal |
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Crowning over the portal, above | Elbe side, entrance portal, above | ||
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relief | Karl Friedrich Schinkel | Martin Engelke | Elbe side, to the right of the entrance portal |
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sculpture | Christian Daniel Rauch | Gustav Kietz | Elbe side, to the right of the entrance portal |
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relief | sphinx | Richard King | South-east side (round building), left |
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Gusset figures | Two Victorias ( Victoria and Nike ) | Richard King | South-east side (rotunda), middle |
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relief | Pegasus | Richard King | South-east side (rotunda), right |
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Gusset figures | Observation and deepening | Heinrich Bäumer | East facade, left |
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relief | The three Fates Klotho , Lachesis and Atropos (goddesses of fate) | Martin Engelke | East facade, left |
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sculpture | History (Muse Klio ) | Martin Engelke | East facade, left |
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relief | The three virtues : faith (Fides), love (Caritas) and hope (Spes) | Martin Engelke | East facade, center |
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sculpture | religion | Martin Engelke | East facade, center |
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relief | The three graces : Aglaia (grace), Euphrosyne (cheerfulness) and Thalia (charm) | Martin Engelke | East facade, right |
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sculpture | Poetry (Muse Erato with Lyra) | Martin Engelke | East facade, right |
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Gusset figures | Energy and enthusiasm | Heinrich Bäumer | East facade, right |
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sculpture | Sculpture with Dresden coat of arms | East facade, bottom left | |
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sculpture | Sculpture with the Saxon coat of arms | East facade, bottom right |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rother, Wolfgang: The Temple of Art on the Brühlschen Terrasse - The Academy and Exhibition Building by Constantin Lipsius in Dresden, Verlag der Kunst Dresden-Basel, 1994, 104 pp.