Early Life and Education Born: Berlin, Germany, September 7, 1789 Family Background: Son of the renowned sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow. Early Training: Received initial drawing lessons from his father. Subsequently studied painting under Weitsch. Military Service: Served as a soldier in 1806-1807. The Roman Period and the Nazarene Movement Travel to Rome (1810): Traveled with his brother Rudolph to Rome, becoming part of the burgeoning Nazarene movement. Religious Conversion: Converted from Lutheranism to Catholicism, a core tenet of the Nazarenes who sought to revive Chri…