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Konrad Eberhard (25 November 1768 – 12 March 1859), a
Konrad Eberhard (25 November 1768 – 12 March 1859), a German
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historical painter, better known as a sculptor, was one of the foremost artists of the so-called Nazarene School, which at one time gathered round Friedrich Overbeck in Rome
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Biography
He was born at Hindelang in Algau, where his father and grandfather were sculptors and carvers. The Elector ofTreves
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and Bishop of Augsburg, Clement Wenceslas, often had occasion to go to Hindelang, where he made the acquaintance of Eberhard, and induced him to visit the Academy of Munich in 1798 to work under his fellow-countryman Roman Anton Boos
Roman Anton Boos (28 February 1733 (?) in Bischofswang, near Roßhaupten - 19 December 1810, Munich) was a German sculptor.
Biography
He was born into a family of farmers. Despite being unlettered, his father recognized his son's talent and ob ...
. In 1816 he was appointed professor of sculpture at the Academy. He died at Munich
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Works
Among his best sculptures are the tomb of the princess Caroline in the Theatinerkirche, and the statues of St. George and St. Michael before the Isar gate in Munich. He painted many pictures illustrating the conflicts, progress, and triumphs of the Christian religion. One of them, ''The Adoration of the Magi
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'', is especially beautiful.
Family
In most of his works he was assisted by his elder brother, Franz Eberhard, an excellent sculptor, who was born at Hindelang in 1767, and died of cholera at Munich in 1836.See also
*List of German painters
This is a list of German painters.
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* Hans von Aachen (1552–1615)
* Aatifi (born 1965)
* Karl Abt (1899–1985)
* Tomma Abts (born 1967)
* Andreas Achenbach (1815–1910)
* Oswald Achenbach (1827 ...
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* Attribution: * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eberhard, Konrad 1768 births 1859 deaths German romantic painters German sculptors German male sculptors Nazarene painters Nazarene sculptors