Reinhold Begas

(1831–1911) tysk professor

Reinhold Begas (1831–1911) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Reinhold Begas belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Reinhold Begas was born in Schöneberg and died in Berlin. Reinhold Begas trained at Academy of Arts, Berlin and Academy of Arts, Berlin. The teachers included Ludwig Wilhelm Wichmann, Christian Daniel Rauch, and Johann Gottfried Schadow. Reinhold Begas worked in Berlin. Reinhold Begas became a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. The awards include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. The students included Louis Tuaillon, August Kraus, Robert Baerwald, and Hans Hundrieser.

The best-known works include ‘Schiller Monument (Berlin)’, ‘Neptunbrunnen’, ‘National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument’, and ‘Bismarck Memorial’. The catalogue has 12 works by Reinhold Begas with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1901. Alte Nationalgalerie holds at least one work by Reinhold Begas.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Karl Theodor Fedorovich Huhn, José María Casado del Alisal, Édouard Brandon, Euphrosine Beernaert, and John Brett.

• Realism
• Bismarck Memorial
• Schiller Monument (Berlin)