Rudolf Steinitz (January 15, 1839 - January 7, 1896) - German sculptor .
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Biography
Rudolf Steinitz was born in Charlottenburg . He was a student of the Berlin Academy of Arts , in the years 1855-1865 he worked under the leadership of Schiffelbein, and then went to Rome, where he created the statues of "Ruth collecting the ears" and "Dancing Italian." Upon his return to Berlin, he worked in this city until the end of his life, taking advantage of the fame of a talented master, especially skilled in major decorative works. In addition to Italy, he visited Copenhagen , Munich , Dresden , Vienna and Budapest .
His main works are three groups crowning the pediment of the Berlin National Gallery and depicting painting, sculpture and architecture, a statue of "Germany" erected in Hera in memory of the last German-French war at that time, eight colossal groups on the "Royal Bridge" in Berlin, Statue of Hohmeister G. von Salz and the reliefs “Founding of the City of Thorne” and “The Battle of the Knights of the German Order with the Prussians” on the bridge over the Wisla in Thorn , 20 statues on the long sides of the pedestal under the equestrian statue of Friedrich-William III in Berlin and relief fy on plots from the history of Berlin, decorating the parapet of the balcony of the local town hall. In addition to statues, groups and reliefs, he performed many portrait busts.
Rudolf Steinitz committed suicide in Berlin in 1896 due to a lack of orders and in a deep creative crisis.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 RKDartists
- ↑ 1 2 Benezit Dictionary of Artists - 2006. - ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7 , 978-0-19-989991-3
Literature
- Schweinitz, Rudolph // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.