Eduard Mayer
Eduard Mayer (born August 17, 1812 in Asbacherhütte ; † October 12, 1881 in Bad Aibling ) was a German sculptor and student of Christian Daniel Rauch and Ernst Rietschel .
From 1840 to 1843 he lived in Paris , where he worked partly for David d'Angers and partly independently. In 1842 he settled in Rome . He liked to create characters from Greek mythology or small genre motifs, more in the ancient than in the naturalistic spirit, such as Bacchus or Mercury as Argus slayer (1877, National Gallery in Berlin).
Two of his figures, the allegories of science and technology, adorn the orangery in Sanssouci Park in Potsdam .
Allegory “Industry” on the central building of the New Orangery in Sanssouci Park
Allegory “Science” on the central building of the New Orangery
Mayer's signature
Capitoline Venus , marble, 1854, Stuttgart, Rosenstein Castle
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : Mayer, Eduard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 92 f.
- Mayer, Eduard . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 24 : Mandere – Möhl . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1930, p. 469 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Mayer, 3) Eduard. In: Hermann Alex. Müller: Biographical Artist Lexicon. Publishing house of the Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1882 ( retrobibliothek.de ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mayer, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Asbach (Hunsrück) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1881 |
| Place of death | Bad Aibling |