About Melchior Barthel
Lived 1625 – 1672 (aged 46). Melchior Barthel was a German sculptor.
Melchior Barthel (born 10 December 1625 in Dresden; died there 12 November 1672) was a German sculptor.
Biography He studied with his father and with Johann Boehme, of Schneeberg (1640–45), and settled at Dresden, where he was appointed sculptor to the court.
Works His principal works are the colossal tomb of the Doge Giovanni Pesaro (Santa Maria dei Frari, Venice); the statue of John the Baptist (chapel of Santa Maria, Nazareth); and a tomb in San Giovanni e Paolo, Venice. His numerous ivory carvings in the Green Vault at Dresden are considered superior to his more elaborate works.
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Who was Melchior Barthel?
German sculptor
When was Melchior Barthel born?
Melchior Barthel was born on 10 December 1625 in Dresden.
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Melchior Barthel died on 12 November 1672 in Dresden.
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Melchior Barthel was a sculptor.
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Melchior Barthel was German.
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