Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

To the left and right of the stairs leading to the upper entrance of the Alte Nationalgalerie - to the left and right of the equestrian statue of King Frederick William IV of Prussia - are four allegorical statues, at the top female allegories of sculpting and painting, at the foot teacher and pupils in these arts.
Cf. the sculpture group on top of the facade.

At the top of the stairs: allegories

Kunstgedanken / Artistic thought, a seated woman looking at a statuette. By Alexander Calandrelli.

Kunsttechnik / Art technique, a seated woman looking at a painting/drawing. By Karl Moser.

At the bottom of the stairs: "Kunstunterricht" (Art lessons), both by Moritz Schulz:

Sculpture, a teacher and a pupil sculpting a bust.

Painting, a teacher and his pupil looking at a drawing putto.

Sculptors

• Alexander Calandrelli (Berlin 1834 - Lankwitz 1903), German sculptor of Italian descent (Wikipedia).
  
• Karl Moser, German sculptor.
  
• Moritz Schulz (Leobschütz, Upper Silesia 1825 - 1904), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Alte Nationalgalerie.
• Landesdenkmalamt Berlin, Alte Nationalgalerie.

Tags

Locatie (N 52°31'13" - E 13°23'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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