Christian Friedrich Tieck

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Christian Friedrich Tieck, a renowned German sculptor and brother to Ludwig and Sophie Tieck, is celebrated for his marble bust sculpture. Born in Berlin, he was the younger sibling of writers Ludwig and Sophie Tieck. Tieck received instruction from Johann Gottfried Schadow in Berlin and David d'Angers in Paris. From 1801-05, he worked at Weimar, collaborating with Goethe and creating a design for his bust, which he later executed in marble for the Walhalla temple. In 1805, Tieck traveled to Italy, returning to Germany in 1809 upon the invitation of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. For this patron, he crafted numerous busts at Munich and Carrara, including those of Schelling, Alexander von Humboldt, and his brother Ludwig. In 1819, Tieck initiated a renowned series of mythological sculptures for the Royal Theatre in Berlin, and in 1820, he was appointed professor at the Berlin Academy, designing statues of genii for the National Monument for the Liberation Wars. This project occupied him until 1829, when he started the series for the Berlin Museum, which features the bronze group of "Horse Tamers" atop the roof and a statue of Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the corridor. Based on a concept by Schinkel, Tieck created the tomb of General Gerhard von Scharnhorst at Berlin's Invalidenfriedhof in 1822. He also crafted a bust of Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder and a bronze lion after a model by Christian Daniel Rauch. Tieck's monument to Nicolaus Copernicus was erected posthumously in Thorn. As one of the primary representatives of the school founded by Rauch, Tieck's technique was less naturalistic than that of Rauch but smoother and more detailed in execution. He passed away in Berlin in 1851.