Carl Hartmann
Carl Christian Ernst Hartmann (13 September 1837 – 6 September 1901) was a Danish sculptor who worked with antique motifs in the Thorvaldsen tradition. The son of composer Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann and his composer wife Emma Hartmann, née Zinn, Hartmann was born in Copenhagen. After training with August Saabye and Herman Wilhelm Bissen, he attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1855, receiving the silver medal in 1859.
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Carl Hartmann
- Name
- Carl Christian Ernst Hartmann
- Born
- 13 September 1837
- Died
- 6 September 1901
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark.
- Occupation
- sculptor.
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
- Teachers
- August Saabye and Herman Wilhelm Bissen.
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Carl Christian Ernst Hartmann (13 September 1837 – 6 September 1901) was a Danish sculptor who worked with antique motifs in the Thorvaldsen tradition. The son of composer Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann and his composer wife Emma Hartmann, née Zinn, Hartmann was born in Copenhagen. After training with August Saabye and Herman Wilhelm Bissen, he attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1855, receiving the silver medal in 1859.
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He worked mainly with bronze rather than the more common marble. While in Rome in 1863, he created a colossal statue of Alexandros. In the 1870s, he joined the Johannes Group in connection with Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen. For a time, he was cultural correspondent for Nationaltidende. Being highly musical, he also occasionally composed. A song of his, Mismod, sent anonymously to a jury consisting of Edvard Grieg and C.F.E. Horneman was selected by it for publication in 1870 in Nordiske Musikblade.
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• Name — Carl Christian Ernst Hartmann • Born — 13 September 1837 • Died — 6 September 1901 • Mother — Emma Hartmann • Father — Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann
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1837
Carl Hartmann born at Copenhagen.
1901
Carl Hartmann died at Copenhagen.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Carl Christian Ernst Hartmann. He was the child of Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann and Emma Hartmann. Formation and teaching. Hartmann studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He trained under August Saabye and Herman Wilhelm Bissen.
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