Alexander von Bock

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Alexander von Bock (1880)

Alexander Romanovich Friedrich von Bock ( Russian Александр Романович фон-Бок ; born June 7 . Jul / 19th June  1829 greg. On the estate Restfer (Reastvere, rural community Jõgeva ); † August 17 jul. / 29. August  1895 greg. in St. Petersburg ) was a Russian sculptor and university professor .

Life

Bock's parents were lieutenant a. D. Ludwig von Bock and his wife Emilie née von Rosen from Engdes . Bock was raised at home and attended home school. In 1849 he became a student of the sculptor Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg in St. Petersburg. In 1850 he began studying at the Imperial Academy of the Arts (IACh). For his work he received the Small and Large Silver Medal and the Small Gold Medal of the IACh. In 1857 he completed his studies as a classical artist with the bas-relief Crucifixion of Christ , for which he received the great gold medal and a scholarship to study abroad .

With the scholarship, Bock traveled to Dresden , Paris and finally to Rome , where he then lived and worked. There he created the statues Amor , a moth to freedom dismissing and psyche in despair , for he 1864 by the iach the professor of sculpture was appointed. In 1865 he was elected teacher in the sculpture department of the IACh. At the same time he became a member of the IACh Council. In 1866 he married Emma von Einsiedel from Dresden in Warsaw . In 1867 he took part in the Paris World's Fair .

In 1883 Bock was appointed professor first class. In 1885 he was appointed to the Real Council of State (4th class ). His group of Minerva with the geniuses of the arts, created to crown the dome of the IACh building, was recognized as the best presented work and installed in 1885. In 1895 Bock went into retirement. His students included Marija Lwowna Dillon , Robert Romanowitsch Bach , Wladimir Alexandrowitsch Beklemischew , Ilya Jakowlewitsch Ginzburg and Leonid Wladimirowitsch Sherwood .

Works

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Alexander Friedrich von Bock. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
  2. ↑ a b С. Н. Кондаков: Юбилейный справочник Императорской Академии художеств. 1764-1914. Т. 2 . Товарищество Р.Голике и А.Вильборг, St. Petersburg 1915, p. 245–246 ( rsl.ru [accessed March 19, 2019]).
  3. ↑ a b Бок (фон-, Александр Романович, 1829–95) . In: Brockhaus-Efron . доп. I, 1905, p. 288 ( Wikisource [accessed March 19, 2019]).
  4. ↑ a b c ArtInvestment.Ru: Бок Александр Романович фон accessed on March 19, 2019
  5. ↑ Пименов Н.С., Бок А.Р. Памятник И.Ф.Паскевичу в Варшаве. 1872. ГРМ (accessed March 19, 2019).
personal data
SURNAME Bock, Alexander von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bock, Alexander Friedrich Romanowitsch von; Бок, Александр Романович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian sculptor and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Restfer (Reastvere), Jõgeva rural parish
DATE OF DEATH August 29, 1895
Place of death St. Petersburg