Schadow Monument Düsseldorf

Schadow monument in Düsseldorf, created by August Wittig and Ernst Giese in 1869

The Schadow monument is a classicist monument that was erected in honor of the painter Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow (1788–1862) on the Schadowplatz in Düsseldorf - city center , named after him . It consists of a bust that shows the honored in old age. The bust stands on a square plinth with the inscription W. von Schadow . August Wittig and Ernst Giese created the monument in 1869, and it was unveiled on June 22, 1869.

Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow was a director of the Royal Prussian Art Academy of Düsseldorf. The international reputation of the Düsseldorf School of Painting was established under his aegis .

The property is subject to monument protection .

Schadow monument, illustration by Wilhelm Simmler in the journal Die Gartenlaube , 1869
Schadow Memorial, 2017

literature

Architects and Engineers Association of Düsseldorf (ed.): Düsseldorf and its buildings. L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1904, p. 7f, [Fig. 51]

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Entry in the monument list of the state capital Düsseldorf at the Institute for Monument Protection and Preservation