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The princess group by the sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow, like the quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate, is considered a major work of early classicism in Berlin. The sculpture depicts the Prussian crown princess and later queen Luise together with her younger sister Friederike in a very natural way.
After Schadow had created a first sculpture in plaster in 1795, he was commissioned by King Frederick William II to create the group in marble as well.
The result was shown at the Academy Exhibition in 1797 and received with enthusiasm by experts and the public. What followed, however, was a tragedy for Schadow. The sculpture disappeared from public view a short time later and fell into oblivion. The client had died and the new king and husband of Luise, Frederick William III, did not like the group at all. He found it lacking in majesty and the depiction was too physical for him.
It was not until 1921 that the group was again on permanent display.
Normally, the plaster statue is located in the Friedrichwerdersche Kirche and the original of the marble group in the entrance axis of the Alte Nationalgalerie.
But until February 19, 2023, both versions (in plaster and marble) can be viewed together in a special exhibition on Johann Gottfried Shadow's work in the Alte Nationalgalerie that is well worth seeing:
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Used footage:
Prinzessinengruppe in der Friedrichwerderschen Kirche 1: By Johann Gottfried Schadow - Till Niermann, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikime...
Princess group in the Friedrichwerdersche church from behind: By Johann Gottfried Schadow - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikime...
Group of princesses in Friedrichwerder Church detail: By Mother Earth - Own work, Attribution, commons.wikime...
Group as souvenir: By Manfred Brückels - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikime...
Marble group in the Alte Nationalgalerie: By Derbrauni - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikime...