Theodore William Achtermann (1799–1889) was a German sculptor. Born in Münster, he initially worked on a farm before becoming a cabinetmaker. His carving was so clever and graceful that it attracted attention, and procured him the good will of some art patrons, who sent him to Berlin in 1831. There he studied under the direction of Christian Daniel Rauch, Tieck, and Johann Gottfried Schadow, then the foremost sculptors of Germany.

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  • Theodore William Achtermann (1799–1889) was a German sculptor. Born in Münster, he initially worked on a farm before becoming a cabinetmaker. His carving was so clever and graceful that it attracted attention, and procured him the good will of some art patrons, who sent him to Berlin in 1831. There he studied under the direction of Christian Daniel Rauch, Tieck, and Johann Gottfried Schadow, then the foremost sculptors of Germany. Achtermann, however, being of a profoundly religious character, was drawn irresistibly to Rome, where he arrived in 1839 and remained until the end of his life. The first prominent product of his Roman studies was a Pietà which was secured for the Cathedral of Münster and which has often been copied. In 1858 the same cathedral acquired a group of seven life-size figures representing the descent from the Cross which is regarded as one of its chief art treasures. His last great work, finished when the artist had passed his seventieth year, was a Gothic altar triptych representing scenes from the life of Jesus. This was set up in the cathedral at Prague in the year 1873. He died in Rome in 1889. Achtermann's art is characterized by deep religious feeling and great imaginative power, although, on account of his having taken to an artistic career when somewhat advanced in life, he did not attain the technical mastery which he might otherwise have acquired.
  • Wilhelm Theodor Achtermann war ein deutscher Bildhauer und Ehrenbürger der Stadt Münster.
  • Operò in Germania nelle scuole di alcuni famosi scultori, poi nel 1839 si trasferì a Roma, dove vi rimase fino alla sua morte. Fu molto produttivo in Italia, ed infatti le sue migliori opere sono conservate nella Chiesa di Trinità dei Monti a Roma e nella Chiesa del Crocifisso di Rocca di Papa.
  • Theodor Wilhelm Achtermann was een Duits beeldhouwer. Hij was de zoon van een meubelmaker die pas op latere leeftijd het vak van meubelmaker begon aan te leren. Zijn interesse voor houtbewerking bracht hem ertoe houtsneden te maken. Zijn talent werd ontdekt toen hij een opleiding aan de academie van Berlijn volgde. Van 1833 tot 1839 verbleef hij in Berlijn. In 1840 vertrok hij naar zijn nieuwe vaste verblijfplaats : Rome. Als Rooms-Katholiek voelde hij zich meer aangetrokken tot de romantische kunst dan tot de classicistische richting. Zijn werk is sterk religieus getint. Zijn meest bekende werk is ongetwijfeld de groep van de Kruisafneming in de dom van Münster die het grafmonument vormt van aartsbisschop Clemens August van Keulen.
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  • Theodore William Achtermann (1799–1889) was a German sculptor. Born in Münster, he initially worked on a farm before becoming a cabinetmaker. His carving was so clever and graceful that it attracted attention, and procured him the good will of some art patrons, who sent him to Berlin in 1831. There he studied under the direction of Christian Daniel Rauch, Tieck, and Johann Gottfried Schadow, then the foremost sculptors of Germany.
  • Wilhelm Theodor Achtermann war ein deutscher Bildhauer und Ehrenbürger der Stadt Münster.
  • Operò in Germania nelle scuole di alcuni famosi scultori, poi nel 1839 si trasferì a Roma, dove vi rimase fino alla sua morte. Fu molto produttivo in Italia, ed infatti le sue migliori opere sono conservate nella Chiesa di Trinità dei Monti a Roma e nella Chiesa del Crocifisso di Rocca di Papa.
  • Theodor Wilhelm Achtermann was een Duits beeldhouwer. Hij was de zoon van een meubelmaker die pas op latere leeftijd het vak van meubelmaker begon aan te leren. Zijn interesse voor houtbewerking bracht hem ertoe houtsneden te maken. Zijn talent werd ontdekt toen hij een opleiding aan de academie van Berlijn volgde. Van 1833 tot 1839 verbleef hij in Berlijn. In 1840 vertrok hij naar zijn nieuwe vaste verblijfplaats : Rome.
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  • Theodore William Achtermann
  • Wilhelm Achtermann
  • Theodor Wilhelm Achtermann
  • Theodor Wilhelm Achtermann
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