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Dannecker, Johann Heinrich von

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A distinguished German sculptor, born near Stuttgart, and educated by the Duke of Würtemberg, who had become his patron; became professor of Sculpture in the Academy at Stuttgart; his earlier subjects were from the Greek mythology, and his later Christian, the principal of the latter being a colossal "Christ," which he took eight years to complete; he executed besides busts of contemporaries, which are wonderful in expression, such as those of Schiller, Lavater, and Glück; "Ariadne on the Panther" is regarded as his masterpiece (1758-1841).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Dannecker, Johann Heinrich von'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​d/dannecker-johann-heinrich-von.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.