Johann Heinrich von Dannecker, who was born near Stuttgart in 1758 and died in 1841, was held in high repute; and when we consider that he was one of the sculptors who aided to revive the dormant taste for the plastic arts in Germany, he merits still an unusual share of applause. The son of a groom, he succeeded in working his way to Paris, where he studied under Pajou; later he studied in Rome. The greatest work of Dannecker is his colossal statue of Christ, ordered by the empress of Russia. He has fixed for ns the type of Schiller, but he will he chiefly remembered for his popular and beautiful statue of Ariadne riding a Panther (p1. 40, fig. 3), which has been many times reproduced and is known the world over. The bride of Dionvsos reclines upon the back of a panther; her blooming figure presents itself in peaceful composure; her countenance is animated with enthusiasm; she is full of expression of regard for the god to whom she is devoted.
Johann Gottfried Schadow, who was born at Berlin in 1764 and died there in 185o, was a sculptor who once enjoyed great repute, having been appointed court-sculptor at Berlin. Besides the idealism of Canova, a healthy realism found expression through him. He restricted himself
to practical life and the realities of nature. This spirit is manifested in the statue of Frederick the Great (p1. 26, fig. II) at Stettin. The emperor is represented in the dress of his time, as a truthful portrayal and as the people were accustomed to see him. A distinguished pupil of Schadow was Christian Friedrich Tieck, who was born at Berlin in 1776 and died there in 1851. Imitating the apprentices of earlier times, Tieck passed much of his time in travelling. In one of his journeys he went to Carrara, where lie came under the influence of Rauch (q. at that time his art at the marble-quarries. Tieck was made director of the statuary department of the Museum of Berlin, and one of the most n.eful acts of his busy life was the establishment of a gallery of models from antique sculptures at Berlin. 'neck assisted in the decorations of the theatre and the cathedral at Berlin, and of other public buildings, but his most successful work was in the direction of portrait-busts. There is no question that the artist who preserves the likenesses of distinguished characters for the benefit of subsequent generations is a benefactor to the race.