Wilhelm Schwenk
Friedrich Wilhelm Schwenk (born January 31, 1830 in Dresden ; † February 23, 1871 there ) was a German sculptor .
Life
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Duke Heinrich the Pious and Sophia of Saxony
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Schwenk studied sculpture at the Dresden Art Academy as a student of Ernst Rietschel . After graduation, he worked for a short time in Rietschel's studio. A Ganymed relief from 1850 is considered to be his first independent work. After a stay in Rome from 1856 to 1858, he was permanently resident in Dresden.
In 1870, the Moritz Große construction business built a villa with a studio for him in Kötzschenbroda , at Meißner Straße 247 . Friedrich Wilhelm Schwenk died just three months later.
Wilhelm Schwenk is the father of the Dresden painter Georg Schwenk . In Dresden- Wachwitz , the Schwenkstrasse reminds of Wilhelm and Georg Schwenk.
Works (selection)
- 1863: Statue of the city's founder, Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony, made from Postelwitz sandstone on the market square in Johanngeorgenstadt
- 1865: Fountain with a statue of Elector Johann Georg I on the meat market in Bautzen
- 1866: Statues of Duke Heinrich and Electress Sophie on the tower facade of the Sophienkirche in Dresden
- 1865: Statue of the poet Christian Fürchtegott Gellert in Hainichen based on a model from Rietschel's estate (re-inaugurated on July 4, 1999 after thorough restoration)
and undated:
- Marble figure group “The Prodigal Son” in the Hofburg in Vienna
- Sculpture of the blessing Christ in Reichenberg
literature
- Ernst Sigismund : Schwenk, Wilhelm . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 30 : Scheffel – Siemerding . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1936, p. 380 .
Web links
- Register: Architects - master builders, sculptors, foundry masters, organ builders, garden designers ... dresden-und-sachsen.de
- Gellert monument ernst-rietschel.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts
- ↑ Schwenkstraße in the Dresden City Wiki .
- ↑ uwekaiser.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schwenk, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwenk, Friedrich Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1871 |
| Place of death | Dresden |