Wilhelm Widemann

Allegory of a ruler's virtue on the north facade of the Berlin Cathedral

Wilhelm Widemann (born October 28, 1856 in Schwäbisch Gmünd , † September 4, 1915 in Berlin ) was a German sculptor , metal sculptor and medalist .

Life

Wilhelm Widemann was born on October 28, 1856 in Schwäbisch Gmünd. After an apprenticeship in goldsmithing , he was employed by Ferdinand von Miller at the royal ore foundry in Munich from 1875 to 1877 . This activity was followed by a stay in Rome from 1877 to 1883. From 1884 to 1891 Widemann taught chasing work at the Frankfurt School of Applied Arts . From 1891 he lived and worked in Berlin.

Widemann made building sculptures on various public buildings in Berlin. He also designed figures for the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin and for Crown Prince Silver, a gift from the Prussian cities for the wedding of Crown Prince Wilhelm and Cecilie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin .

Tomb at the Leonhard Cemetery in Schwäbisch Gmünd

Wilhelm Widemann was an honorary citizen of his native Schwäbisch Gmünd. He died on September 4, 1915 in Berlin. His grave is buried in the Leonhard cemetery in Schwäbisch Gmünd.

Works

(together with Josef Rauch ) Allegories of the civic virtues at the old town house in Berlin

(with Walter Schott , Max Baumbach and Gerhard Janensch ) Allegories of the ruler's virtues ( bravery , moderation , justice , grace , truth , wisdom ) at the memorial church of the Berlin Cathedral (since the memorial church was demolished in 1975/1976 on the redesigned northern front)

Angel sculpture made of copper on the dome of the Berlin Cathedral in Berlin

1897–1904: Allegories of the arts and famous art cities at the Kaiser Friedrich Museum ( Bode Museum ) in Berlin

1898: Two Emperor Monument ( Kaiser Friedrich and Kaiser Wilhelm I ) in Guben

1900–1904: Participation in the architectural sculpture of the palace of the Reichstag President in Berlin

1904–1905: Contribution to the Crown Prince Silver

1906: Figure group Religion and Justice in the monumental stairwell of the Moabit Criminal Court in Berlin

In 1907, various Widemann plaques were shown at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition .

Allegory of a ruler's virtue (north facade of the Berlin Cathedral)
Geiger fountain in the city garden in Schwäbisch Gmünd (1906)
Old town house Berlin

literature

Professor Wilhelm Widemann 1856–1915. In: Walter Klein: Gmünder Art of the Present (= Gmünder Art. 4). greiner & Pfeiffer, Stuttgart 1924, pp. 66-77.
Widemann, Wilhelm . 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, p. 517 .

Web links

Commons : Wilhelm Widemann - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ artist. Wilhelm Widemann. German Society for Medal Art, accessed on November 26, 2014 .
↑ "In recognition of his outstanding, brilliant artistic activity, as well as out of gratitude for the work and dedications carried out in his hometown", according to the Schwäbisch Gmünd city archive, local council minutes of May 5, 1904.
^ Carl Vohl : The new criminal court in Berlin-Moabit. In: Journal of Construction . 58th year 1908, col. 551.
^ L. Forrer: Wiedemann, Wilhelm . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . tape 6 : T-Z . Spink & Son Ltd, London 1916, p. 471 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

personal data
SURNAME	Widemann, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor, metal sculptor and medalist
DATE OF BIRTH	October 28, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schwäbisch Gmünd
DATE OF DEATH	September 4, 1915
Place of death	Berlin

[1] artist. Wilhelm Widemann. German Society for Medal Art, accessed on November 26, 2014 .

[2] "In recognition of his outstanding, brilliant artistic activity, as well as out of gratitude for the work and dedications carried out in his hometown", according to the Schwäbisch Gmünd city archive, local council minutes of May 5, 1904.

[3] Carl Vohl : The new criminal court in Berlin-Moabit. In: Journal of Construction . 58th year 1908, col. 551.

[4] L. Forrer: Wiedemann, Wilhelm . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . tape 6 : T-Z . Spink & Son Ltd, London 1916, p. 471 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).