SCHALLER, Johann Nepomuk
(b. 1777, Wien, d. 1842, Wien)
SCHALLER, Johann Nepomuk (b. 1777, Wien, d. 1842, Wien) |
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Bellerophon Fighting the Chimaera1821Marble, height 210 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna | ||
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On receiving a commission from the court to work up a lifesize male statue of youthful age, he opted for a group based on Bellerophon Fighting the Chimaera. For this sculpture, Schaller used as his model Canova's recently completed group of Theseus and the Centaur.
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