Gottfried Schadow

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“The Princesses Luise and Friederike,” marble sculpture by Gottfried Schadow, 1797; in the National-Galerie, Berlin

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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

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Gottfried Schadow: References & Edit History

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contribution to sculpture
- In Neoclassical art: Central Europe

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		May 16, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 05, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 23, 2024
	Add new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Johann Gottfried Schadow.	Emily Rodriguez	Feb 01, 2022
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Johann Gottfried Schadow.	Grace Young	Jan 23, 2011
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 27, 1999