Adolf Itzenplitz

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Karl Adolf Itzenplitz , also Itzenblitz , (* May 1821 in Magdeburg ; † March 24, 1883 in Schöneberg ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Adolf Itzenplitz was born in Magdeburg in 1821. At the age of 15 he began an apprenticeship with the Berlin sculptor Ludwig Wilhelm Wichmann . He stayed there until 1846, received training and supported his teacher in carrying out larger tasks. After a year-long study trip through Germany, he went to Rome in 1847 . There, Franz Woltreck, who was already ill at the time, entrusted him with the completion of several work he had begun. After his death and the siege of the city in 1848, he returned to Berlin and initially occupied himself with portrait busts and decorative work. In addition to his work as a sculptor, Itzenplitz wrote articles for art journals. After the death of his predecessor, the librarian Dähling, he initially took over the temporary management of the position of librarian at the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin at the end of 1879. He carried out this office with great zeal and commitment until his death on March 24, 1883. Adolf Itzenplitz was married to the German novelist Marie Giese .

Works

  • Life-size marble statue "Penelope, fell asleep while tearing off her robe" (1866)
  • Marble statue "Merkur" for the new Berlin Stock Exchange (1865)
  • Portrait bust of statesman David Hansemann (1868)
  • Portrait bust of the linguist Franz Bopp (1868)
  • Portrait bust of Arthur Lutze in marble (1868)
  • Relief portrait of the composer Gustav Reichardt (1877)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death register StA Schöneberg I, No. 86/1883
  2. ↑ Franz Woltreck at Bildindex.de
  3. ↑ Dr. Hermann Alex. Müller: Biographical Artist Lexicon, Leipzig 1882
  4. ^ Directory of the works of living artists at the 54th exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1880
  5. ^ Catalog of the 57th exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts Berlin 1884
  6. ↑ Catalog of the 44th exhibition of the Royal Academy of the Arts Berlin 1866
  7. ^ Catalog of the 46th exhibition of the Royal Academy of the Arts Berlin 1868
  8. ^ Catalog of the 51st exhibition of the Royal Academy of the Arts Berlin 1877
personal data
SURNAME Itzenplitz, Adolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Itzenplitz, Karl Adolf; Itzenblitz, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH May 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1883
Place of death Schöneberg