Johannes Schilling [SEP] place of death
Johannes Schilling
Johannes Schilling (23 June 1828 in Mittweida – 21 March 1910 in Klotzsche near Dresden) was a German sculptor.
Life and work.
He was the youngest of five children. A year after his birth, his family moved to Dresden, where he grew up. At the age of six, he was sent to a private school and, at fourteen, attended the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts where he was taught drawing by Karl Gottlieb Peschel. After graduating in 1845, he became one of
in 1945, as was most of Dresden by the fire bombing of Dresden by the British/Americans. After his death, as a part of his legacy, the city of Mittweida was directed to build a private museum, but these plans had not been realized by 1914 and were put on hold at the outbreak of World War I. His legacy was not fulfilled until 2005, when the Schilling House was established.
Further reading.
- "Gedenkschrift zum 100. Geburtstag von Johannes Schilling". Monse & Rasch,