Johannes Wiedewelt

Johannes Wiedewelt as painted by Peder Als in 1766.

Johannes Wiedewelt (1 July 1731 – 17 December 1802), Danish neoclassical sculptor. He became a court sculptor, introducing neoclassical ideals to Denmark in the form of palace decorations, garden sculptures and artifacts and, especially, memorial monuments. He was undoubtedly the best known Danish sculptor before Bertel Thorvaldsen. [1]

  1. ^ "Johannes Wiedewelt 1731–1802". Yale Center for British Art. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

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