Friedrich Rentsch

Carl Friedrich Adolf Rentsch (born January 2, 1836 in Dresden ; † November 17, 1899 there ) was a German sculptor , draftsman and professor at the Royal Saxon Polytechnic in Dresden .

Sculpture group (1895) above the portal of Dresden Central Station

Life

Friedrich Rentsch studied from 1855 to 1859 at the Dresden Art Academy and was a master student of Ernst Hähnel . He then worked as a freelance sculptor in Dresden. From 1880 to 1882 he studied drawing with Julius Hübner . In 1882 he taught at a private school in Dresden. In 1873 he was appointed to teach ornament drawing at the Dresden Polytechnic and in 1877 he was appointed associate professor . Due to his achievements, talents and abilities he received in 1888 calling for a full professor at the Royal Saxon Polytechnic Dresden in the Chair raised specialist ornamental and figure drawing. There are or were building sculptures by Rentsch on many buildings in Dresden. For wall paintings and vault paintings, he supplied the templates as commissioned work for various buildings. He lived at Ammonstrasse 13 and later at Strehlener Strasse 13 in Dresden. At the age of 63 he died after a short illness and was buried in the Trinity cemetery.

Works (selection)

1876: four caryatid women above the proscenium box in the Semperoper
Large figures of two coat of arms holders on the sandstone city portal of the exhibition building on Brühl's terrace
Trophies as keystones for the Dresden police building on Schießgasse above the three entrance portals : security guard , justice and criminal
Vault figures for camera science , technology , trade and traffic at the headquarters of the Saxon State Railroad (later the Deutsche Reichsbahngesellschaft ) Dresden, destroyed in 1945

1893: 16 groups of children made of sandstone on the attic of the market hall at Antonsplatz , destroyed in 1951 during the clearing work

Figures of the four evangelists made of French limestone for the Martin Luther Church in Dresden

Figure invention made of sandstone for the central building of the TH Dresden on Bismarckplatz , destroyed in 1945

Group of figures made of sandstone on Fischhofplatz ( Freiberger Platz ) in Dresden

1895: Saxonia group as personification of Saxony, science and technology at Dresden Central Station

Figure of Christ on a marble cross at a church in Meissen

Figures Valkyrie and Bacchus riding a panther for the Meissen porcelain factory

Web

literature

Fritz Löffler : The old Dresden : history of its buildings. Seemann, Leipzig 2006, ISBN 3-86502-000-3 , p. 475.
Daniel Jacob: Sculpture Guide Dresden: From Aphrodite to Twin Fountains. Jacob, Freital 2010, ISBN 978-3-942098-05-2 , pp. 28, 39 and 210.
Matthias Lerm : Farewell to old Dresden: Loss of historical building fabric after 1945. 1st edition. Hinstorff-Verlag, Rostock 2000, ISBN 3-356-00876-5 , p. 122 u. 312.

Individual evidence

↑ Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts .
^ Daniel Jacob: Sculpture Guide Dresden: From Aphrodite to Zwillingsbrunnen. 2010, p. 28.
^ Daniel Jacob: Sculpture Guide Dresden: From Aphrodite to Zwillingsbrunnen. 2010, p. 39.
^ Matthias Lerm : Farewell to old Dresden: Loss of historical building fabric after 1945. 2000, p. 122 u. 312.
^ Daniel Jacob: Sculpture Guide Dresden: From Aphrodite to Zwillingsbrunnen. 2010, p. 210.

personal data
SURNAME	Rentsch, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rentsch, Carl Friedrich Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	January 2, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dresden
DATE OF DEATH	November 17, 1899
Place of death	Dresden

[1] Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts .

[2] Daniel Jacob: Sculpture Guide Dresden: From Aphrodite to Zwillingsbrunnen. 2010, p. 28.

[3] Daniel Jacob: Sculpture Guide Dresden: From Aphrodite to Zwillingsbrunnen. 2010, p. 39.

[4] Matthias Lerm : Farewell to old Dresden: Loss of historical building fabric after 1945. 2000, p. 122 u. 312.

[5] Daniel Jacob: Sculpture Guide Dresden: From Aphrodite to Zwillingsbrunnen. 2010, p. 210.