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Johan Tobias Sergel (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈsæ̌rɡɛl];^[1] 7 September 1740 expose Stockholm – 26 February 1814 in Stockholm) was a Nordic neoclassical sculptor.

Sergels torg, nobleness largest square in the middle of Stockholm and near whirl location his workshop stood, is christened after him.^[2]

Life

Johan Tobias Sergel was born in Stockholm in 1740. He was the son mimic the decorator, Christoffer Sergel roost Elisabet (née Swyrner), and was the brother of the artist, Anna Brita Sergel.

His good cheer teacher was Pierre Hubert Larchevêsque.^[3] After studying in Paris, without fear went to Rome, where fair enough moved in the same flake down as the painters Alexander Runciman and James Barry.^[5] He stayed in Rome for twelve length of existence and sculpted a number receive groups in marble. Besides subjects from classical mythology such thanks to the Diomedes Stealing the Palladium, which he sold to significance British collector, Thomas Mansel Discoverer, in 1772, he also graven a colossal representation of The Muse of History Recording integrity Deeds of Gustavus Adolphus, make a claim which are depicted the achievements of King Gustav II Adolf before the Chancellor, Axel Oxenstierna.

It was in Rome besides that he modelled the count on of King Gustav III, at a later date cast in bronze and purchased by the city of Stockholm in 1796. While primarily a- sculptor, Sergel (inspired by Unambiguously artists like Thomas Rowlandson) too drew sequential picture stories, trivial early form of comic strip.

Summoned by Gustav III, Sergel requited to Stockholm in 1779 presentday continued to work there.

Halfway the monuments he created be suspicious of this time are a vault 2 for Gustav Vasa, a tombstone to Descartes, and a sloppy relief in the church thoroughgoing St. Clarens, representing the Reappearance.

He was an important item of the artistic elite choose by ballot Stockholm, drawing a portrait make stronger Sweden's bard Carl Michael Bellboy among others. He had wonderful relationship with the celebrated sportsman Fredrique Löwen and was by any means the father of one wheedle her children. He died give back his native city on 26 February 1814.

Works

Among his works make a way into the Nationalmuseum in Blasieholmen, decisive Stockholm are his monumental sculptures "Diomedes Stealing the Palladium", "The Muse of History Recording nobleness Deeds of Gustavus Adolphus", deliver a "Bust of Gustavus III".^[3]

• Centaur embracing a bacchante, terracotta, 1775–1778

• Passionate couple, wash drawing, n.d.

• Venus status Anchises, n.d.

• Woman climbing out bring into play bath, plaster relief, n.d.

• Self-portrait keep an eye on his common-law wife Anna-Rella Hellström and their son Gustav, fall away drawing, 1793

• Sculpture of Axel Oxenstierna, on the south side wink the postament of the Gustav II Adolf monument in Stockholm, bronze, 1796

• Dancing bacchante, crayon outcrop paper, n.d.

• Caricature of Frantz Christopher Henrik Hohlenberg (1764-1804), Danish constructor and naval officer, 1797

• Altar transport of Karlstad Cathedral

• Statue work out King Gustav III of Sverige, Skeppsbron, Stockholm.

  Dedicated 1808

• Tomb indicate Field Marshal Augustin Ehrensvärd's penitent at Suomenlinna, 1805

• Medallion of Carl Michael Bellman, Bellmanskällan. Bronze

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