Johannes Götz

Johannes Gottfried Götz (4 October 1865 in Fürth – 11 September 1934 in Potsdam) was a German sculptor.

[1] His figure of a nude female water carrier won the Academy's "Prix-de-Rome", which enabled him to study there for two years.

Later, in 1909, at the Kaiser's request, he produced a gigantic statue of Achilles in a victorious stance for the Achilleion, a palace on Corfu built by Elisabeth of Bavaria.

[2] The statue was meant to offset an earlier work by Ernst Herter called the "Dying Achilles".

[3] He lived in Fürth for most of his life and many of his works are located there, including grave and tomb decorations for thirteen of the city's notable families.