Early 20th Century Sculptures

Early 20th Century Sculptures in the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche in Berlin

Early 20th Century Sculptures in the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche in Berlin

Adolf von Hildebrand sculpted a simple naked Sleeping Shepherd Boy (Schlafender Hirtenknabe) and Paul Peterich a nude boy (Stehender Knabe) — both artists strongly influenced by Renaissance works they studied in Florence. Artur Volkmann moved away from the ideal of a classic white marble sculpture in his Naked Youth (Nackter Jüngling) that is partly painted — due to the apple, he is often described as Paris.

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