Bust of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

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BUST OF WILHELM CONRAD RÖNTGEN Cast bronze brownish burnished with cast base c. 1900 Berlin Signed Reinhold Felderhoff on the reverse Artist Reinhard Felderhoff Reinhold Felderhoff, born on February 5, 1865 in Elbing (now Elbląg, Poland), was an important German sculptor of the Wilhelmine era.
Felderhoff studied at the Berlin Art Academy and developed into an important representative of neoclassicism, with his works often inspired by antiquity.
He was particularly known for his masterful portrait busts of personalities from contemporary history and designed large-format monuments. His most famous works include the statues of Emperor Frederick III and Bismarck, which were erected in Berlin’s Tiergarten.
Felderhoff was appointed professor at the Prussian Academy in 1917 and influenced many of his students.
His works are characterized by a clear, harmonious formal language and meticulous attention to detail, which earned him high recognition in the art scene of his time. Reinhold Felderhoff died in Berlin on December 18, 1919. His influence on German sculpture can still be felt today, particularly through his monumental works, which shaped the cityscape of Berlin. Conrad Wilhelm Röntgen This bust depicts the world-famous physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen b.
1845 d.
1923. Conrad Wilhelm Röntgen, was born
on 27 March 1845 in Lennep, Germany, was a pioneering physicist who revolutionized the world of medicine and physics.
On November 8, 1895, he accidentally discovered the X-rays named after him while experimenting with cathode rays in a dark room.
These rays, which he called “X-rays”, made it possible for the first time to visualize the inside of the human body without opening it up. Röntgen received the very first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for this discovery.
His work laid the foundation for modern radiology and fundamentally changed medical diagnostics.
Despite his groundbreaking discovery, Röntgen remained modest and refused to name the rays after himself. Conrad Röntgen died in Munich on February 10, 1923.
His discovery has had a profound influence on science and medicine to this day. Another example of this bronze bust can be found in Remscheid in the house where W.C. Röntgen was born. << Back to arts and crafts