Michael Christoph Wohler
Michael Christoph Wohler (* 1754 in Magdeburg ; † 1802 in Potsdam ) was a German sculptor who worked in Potsdam .
Life
Michael Christoph Wohler (“the younger”) and his brother Johann Christoph Wohler (1748–1799, “the elder”) apprenticed to their father and the brothers Johann David and Johann Lorenz Wilhelm Räntz, who had come to Potsdam from Bayreuth . They had been active in Potsdam since 1769 and were involved in the latest sculptures in the New Palace and in numerous city buildings.
Works
- common works
- 1781 Potsdam, Langer Stall , southern portal facade, sandstone figures
- 1781 Potsdam, Alte Post , putti reliefs with post scenes transformed into playful and crowning with "mile pointers". These were flanked by sculptures that represented personifications from the four continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and America as well as Mercury and Fama .
- 1789 Berlin, Brandenburg Gate , production of the original-size wooden models for the Quadriga based on a plaster cast by Johann Gottfried Schadow .
- 1790 Potsdam, horse-drawn carriage stable on Neuer Markt, figurine decorations
- 1793/94 Potsdam, obelisk at the end of the main avenue of the New Garden in front of the Marble Palace on the Holy See , based on a design by Carl Gotthard Langhans , four medallions. The four relief medallions depict men's heads at different ages, which symbolize the four seasons.
- 1796 Potsdam, former actor barracks, also called "Logierhaus", figure frieze and relief heads based on designs by Johann Gottfried Schadow.
- 1796/97 Potsdam, Palais Lichtenau : Gable relief based on a design by Johann Gottfried Schadow. It shows Apollo surrounded by Hercules , Nike , Poseidon , Ceres and Proserpina .
literature
- Friedrich Nicolai : Description of the royal residence cities Berlin and Potsdam . Volume 3, Nicolai, Berlin 1779, 3rd Appendix, pp. 53-54 ( digitized version ).
- Wohler, Johann Christoph and Wohler, Michael Christoph . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 36 : Wilhelmy-Zyzywi . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1947, p. 173 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wohler, Michael Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1802 |
| Place of death | Potsdam |