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Dornröschen (Sussmann-Hellborn)

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Dornröschen
The sculpture in 2016
ArtistLouis Sussmann-Hellborn
LocationAlte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany

Dornröschen (English: Sleeping Beauty) is a marble sculpture by Louis Sussmann-Hellborn, housed at Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Germany.[1]

Description (translated) from the catalog:

Sleeping Beauty sits slumbering in the throne chair, decorated with fantastic Romanesque ornamentation, her arms resting on the armrests; her feet are covered by rampant roses that climb up the chair, and the fateful spindle lies on the floor - Inscribed L. Sussmann, Berlin. Carrara marble, life-size figure. Gift from the artist in 1888[2]

The features of the sculpture are apparently based on the Brothers Grimm version of the fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty. The sculpture was completed a few years prior to the premier of Sleeping Beauty Ballet.

References

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  1. ^ "Katalog der Koniglichen National-Galerie zu Berlin von Max Jordan.9 ... - National-Galerie (Germany)". Books.google.com. 1891. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  2. ^ "Katalog der Koniglichen National-Galerie zu Berlin von Max Jordan.9 ... - National-Galerie (Germany)". Books.google.com. 1891. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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