Sculpture
Leo Stracké: Erasmus and Piet Hein Shaking Hands
Leo Paulus Johannes Stracké (Rotterdam 1851 - The Hague 1923)
Marble sculpture, dated 1886, created in Rotterdam.
Dimensions: 46cm high.
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Marble sculpture, dated 1886, created in Rotterdam.
Dimensions: 46cm high.
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Leo Stracké: Stone Sculpture of Erasmus
Statue by Leo Paulus Stracké, in sandstone, of Erasmus holding a book and a quill.
Signed with the monogram on the base: "LPS".
Made in Rotterdam 1888 - 1890
Dimensions: Height 96.0cm / 83 kg
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Made in Rotterdam 1888 - 1890
Dimensions: Height 96.0cm / 83 kg
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Johan Stracké: Hendrik Tollens
Statue, cast in metal, of the poet and merchant Hendrik Tollens (Rotterdam 1780 - Rijswijk 1856)
The sculpture depicts the poet Hendrik Tollens, standing with a quill and book in his hand, a smaller version of the marble statue in the Park (by Johan Stracké, 1860).
Inscription on the pedestal, cast with the statue: "I STRACKE". Incised on the inside: "J".
Dimensions: height 31.0cm
Source: Rotterdam Museum
The sculpture depicts the poet Hendrik Tollens, standing with a quill and book in his hand, a smaller version of the marble statue in the Park (by Johan Stracké, 1860).
Inscription on the pedestal, cast with the statue: "I STRACKE". Incised on the inside: "J".
Dimensions: height 31.0cm
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Leo Stacké: Bas-Relief of Woman
Bas-relief sculpture of a woman's head in terracotta by Leo Paulus Johannes Stracké. The sitter is unknown.
Source: Peter Stone
Source: Peter Stone
Johan Stracké: Bust of King Willem III
Bust, in plaster, of King Willem III, in the uniform of an admiral of the Dutch Navy by Johan Theodore Stracké (Dorsten 1817 - Cologne 1891).
Made in Rotterdam in 1854.
Dimensions: Height 78cm
Link to Rotterdam Museum page.
Source of Sculpture: Rotterdam Museum
Portrait above of King Willem III by Nicolaas Pieneman (1809–1860)
Source (above picture): Nicolaas Pieneman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Made in Rotterdam in 1854.
Dimensions: Height 78cm
Link to Rotterdam Museum page.
Source of Sculpture: Rotterdam Museum
Portrait above of King Willem III by Nicolaas Pieneman (1809–1860)
Source (above picture): Nicolaas Pieneman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Frans Stracké: Fragment of the Orange Tree
Fragment of the Orange Tree. Part of a plaster model of an unexecuted 'milieu de table' for King Willem III.
Created by Frans Stracké in 1874.
Dimensions: Height 60 cm
Source: Rijksmuseum
Created by Frans Stracké in 1874.
Dimensions: Height 60 cm
Source: Rijksmuseum
Frans Stracké: P.F. Greive
Plaster medallion with the portrait of Petrus Franciscus Greive (1811 - 1872), by Frans Stracké, after a lithograph by August Allebé.
Born in Amsterdam, the painter and lithographer, P. F. Greive studied at the Rijksakademie. Later, he taught and was a member of the Arti et Amicitiae society.
Dimensions: Height 36 cm × Width 30 cm
Source of Sculpture: Rijksmuseum
Reference picture of Greive by Allebé
Source (above picture): August Allebé, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Born in Amsterdam, the painter and lithographer, P. F. Greive studied at the Rijksakademie. Later, he taught and was a member of the Arti et Amicitiae society.
Dimensions: Height 36 cm × Width 30 cm
Source of Sculpture: Rijksmuseum
Reference picture of Greive by AllebéSource (above picture): August Allebé, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Frans Stracké: Two Mothers
Two Mothers by Frans Stracké, a terracotta sculpture, signed and dated 'F Stracke 1893'.
On display at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Made in Baarn in 1893
Dimensions: height 90 cm.
Source: Rijksmuseum
Made in Baarn in 1893
Dimensions: height 90 cm.
Source: Rijksmuseum
Johan Stracké: Johan Hoffman
Plaster bust by Johan Theodore Stracké of Johan Frederic Hoffman (1791-1870), mayor of Rotterdam, with chain of office and decorations
Made 1845-1870 Dimensions: height 70cm
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Made 1845-1870 Dimensions: height 70cm
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Johan Stracké: Hendrik Tollens
Marble bust of the poet Hendrik Tollens (Rotterdam 1780 - Rijswijk 1856) by Johan Theodore Stracké.
Inscribed 'TOLLENS' on the front and 'Stracké 1870' on the back.
This is similar to the bust depicted in the portrait of Johan Stracké by Sybrand Altmann (shown below) and which I own.
Made in Rotterdam
Dimensions: Height 58 cm.
Source (Sculpture): Rotterdam Museum
Source (painting): Peter Stone
This is similar to the bust depicted in the portrait of Johan Stracké by Sybrand Altmann (shown below) and which I own.
Made in Rotterdam
Dimensions: Height 58 cm.
Source (Sculpture): Rotterdam Museum
Source (painting): Peter Stone
Frans Stracké: Amsterdam Prize Medal in the name of J.G. Heijberg
Design for a commemorative medal by Frans Stracké (Dorsten 1820 - Baarn 1898) depicting the seated figure of a city maiden of Amsterdam.
She is wearing the imperial crown and resting her right hand on the Amsterdam coat of arms. Next to her stands an angel, taking a laurel wreath from her lap and holding it with her left hand above the heads of two young women.
Inscription on reverse: "AMSTERDAM / to / J.G. HEIJBERG / EXHIBITION / OF WORKS OF ART / 1895".
Stamp carver: Johan Philip Menger (Utrecht 1818 - 1895)
Made in gold in 1895
Dimensions: 5.0 cm
Source: Rotterdam Museum
She is wearing the imperial crown and resting her right hand on the Amsterdam coat of arms. Next to her stands an angel, taking a laurel wreath from her lap and holding it with her left hand above the heads of two young women.
Inscription on reverse: "AMSTERDAM / to / J.G. HEIJBERG / EXHIBITION / OF WORKS OF ART / 1895".
Stamp carver: Johan Philip Menger (Utrecht 1818 - 1895)
Made in gold in 1895
Dimensions: 5.0 cm
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Johan Stracké: Mayor of Rotterdam
Plaster bust by Johan Theodore Stracké of Joost van Vollenhoven (1814-1889), mayor of Rotterdam (1866-1881), with chain of office and decorations
Made in 's-Hertogenbosch 1880 - 1882
Dimensions: Height 70cm
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Made in 's-Hertogenbosch 1880 - 1882
Dimensions: Height 70cm
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Leo Stracké: Erasmus and Piet Hein Shaking Hands
Terracotta statue by Leo Paulus Johannes Stracké of Erasmus and Piet Hein shaking hands (design for a marble statue).
Offered to the mayor of Rotterdam, Mr. S.A. Vening Meinesz; donated by the artist to the donor and initiator, municipal councillor H.J. Sleurs.
Made in Rotterdam in 1886
Dimensions: Height 46.0cm
Source: Rotterdam museum
Offered to the mayor of Rotterdam, Mr. S.A. Vening Meinesz; donated by the artist to the donor and initiator, municipal councillor H.J. Sleurs.
Made in Rotterdam in 1886
Dimensions: Height 46.0cm
Source: Rotterdam museum
Frans Stracké: Sleeping Beauty
Sculpture in Carrara marble by Frans Stracké of 'Sleeping Beauty'
Few Dutch sculptors depicted romantic themes in the 19th century and this was certainly a departure from his usual subjects for Frans Stracké.
Made in Arnhem 1867
Dimensions: Height 70 cm
Source: Rijksmuseum
Few Dutch sculptors depicted romantic themes in the 19th century and this was certainly a departure from his usual subjects for Frans Stracké.
Made in Arnhem 1867
Dimensions: Height 70 cm
Source: Rijksmuseum
Johan Stracké: Elie van Rijckevorsel
Marble bust, a portrait of Elie van Rijckevorsel (1845-1928), about 12 years old, by Johan Theodore Stracké.
On long-term loan from the Erasmus Foundation, Rotterdam.
Dimensions: Height 55 5 cm.
Source: Rotterdam Museum
On long-term loan from the Erasmus Foundation, Rotterdam.
Dimensions: Height 55 5 cm.
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Frans Stracké: Sarah
Marble sculpture of Sarah Bernhardt (1820 - 1898) by Frans Stracké.
Made in Amsterdam around 1877
Dimensions: Height 76 cm
Source: Rijksmuseum
Made in Amsterdam around 1877
Dimensions: Height 76 cm
Source: Rijksmuseum
Frans Stracké: Dorrepaal Monument
Statue by Frans Stracké in the national monument grave of the Dorrepaal family at Zorgvlied Cemetery in Amsterdam.
Source: Wikimedia
Source: Wikimedia
Leo Stracké: Thomas à Kempis
Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380 – 1471) was a German-Dutch Catholic priest of the Augustinians and author of 'The Imitation of Christ', one of the best known Christian devotional books. His name is derived from his home town of Kempen, Germany.
When Leo visited Petrus Arendzen, at his Quex Road, Hampstead home, he found that the clay in the garden was suitable for sculpture. He made a number of pieces while there including this one of Thomas à Kempis.
Source: Peter Stone
When Leo visited Petrus Arendzen, at his Quex Road, Hampstead home, he found that the clay in the garden was suitable for sculpture. He made a number of pieces while there including this one of Thomas à Kempis.
Source: Peter Stone
Johan Stracké: Willem Bilderdijk
Statue in terracotta by Johan Stracké of Willem Bilderdijk (1756 – 1831), a poet, historian, lawyer and linguist.
Bilderdijk left the continent in 1795 and settled in England but returned to the Netherlands in 1806.
Made in 's-Hertogenbosch around 1877 Dimensions: Height: 75cm
Source: Rijksmuseum
Made in 's-Hertogenbosch around 1877 Dimensions: Height: 75cm
Source: Rijksmuseum
Leo Stracké: Mirror with Embossed Copper Frame
Relief depicting personifications of history and art, with the inscription "anno 1881 ARS ET HISTORIA Leo P. Stracké Rotterd. me fecit".
Awarded in 1881 by the Society for History and Art in Rotterdam. <br. Made in Rotterdam by Leo Paulus Johannes Stracké in 1881
Dimensions: Height 45.5cm. Width 39.2cm
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Awarded in 1881 by the Society for History and Art in Rotterdam. <br. Made in Rotterdam by Leo Paulus Johannes Stracké in 1881
Dimensions: Height 45.5cm. Width 39.2cm
Source: Rotterdam Museum
Johan Stracké: Hendrik Tollens
Statue of poet Hendrik Tollens, by Johan Stracké. Unveiled in 1860 in Het Park, Rotterdam in the presence of King Willem III and the Prince of Orange and Prince Frederik. Accompaniment was provided by 260 musicians and singers, concluding with the Dutch national anthem, written by Tollens.
Source: Wikimedia
Source: Wikimedia
All sculptures shown are by members of the Stracké family, notably Johan, Leo and Frans. However there were other celebrated sculptors, including Gottfried Stracké and Ignatius Johannes Stracké, both of whom I will research further. Hopefully, I will be able to add some of their works at a later date.
Frans (Franciscus Xaverius) Stracké appears to have been better known and more prolific than his nephew, Franciscus (Franciscus Leonardus). Unfortunately, their common first name risks causing some confusion when attributing works. Franciscus, the elder, is known as both Frans and Franz, adding to the confusion. The Rijksmuseum refers to him as “Frans” so I have referred to him throughout as Frans to avoid confusion with his nephew.