Tomb of Count Alexander von der Mark

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The Tomb of Count Alexander von der Mark is a renowned neoclassical funerary monument by sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow, celebrated for its poignant depiction of youthful death and refined sculptural detail.

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Tomb of Count Alexander von der Mark canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf funerary monument ⓘ
neoclassical artwork ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
artForm relief sculpture ⓘ
three-dimensional sculpture ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance important example of neoclassical funerary monument ⓘ
key work in Schadow’s oeuvre ⓘ
artisticTechnique highly refined marble carving ⓘ
artMovement Neoclassicism ⓘ
associatedWith Berlin sculpture tradition ⓘ
Prussian aristocracy ⓘ
memorial culture in late 18th-century Prussia ⓘ
commissionedFor grave of Count Alexander von der Mark ⓘ
conservationStatus preserved ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
creator Johann Gottfried Schadow ⓘ
culturalContext Prussian court culture ⓘ
depictionCharacteristic idealized yet naturalistic representation of the deceased child ⓘ
depictionFocus innocence of the deceased child ⓘ
depicts Count Alexander von der Mark ⓘ
emotionalTone melancholic ⓘ
tender ⓘ
function commemorative monument ⓘ
grave marker ⓘ
genre funerary art ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later 19th-century funerary sculpture in Germany ⓘ
hasPart funerary base or sarcophagus form ⓘ
recumbent figure of a young boy ⓘ
hasStyle neoclassical style ⓘ
iconography Christian funerary symbolism ⓘ
influencedBy classical antiquity ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
location Berlin ⓘ
materialUsed marble ⓘ
movementContext Prussian neoclassical sculpture ⓘ
notableFor poignant depiction of youthful death ⓘ
refined sculptural detail ⓘ
period late 18th century ⓘ
relatedWork Princesses Luise and Friederike group by Johann Gottfried Schadow ⓘ
subjectOf art historical studies ⓘ
museum and exhibition catalogues ⓘ
theme death ⓘ
mourning ⓘ
youth ⓘ
titleInGerman Grabmal des Grafen Alexander von der Mark ⓘ

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Johann Gottfried Schadow → notableWork → Tomb of Count Alexander von der Mark ⓘ