Julius Lippelt
Julius Lippelt (born December 5, 1829 in Hamburg , † August 17, 1864 in Hamburg) was a German sculptor .
Life
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Julius Lippelt joined the Hamburg gymnastics club from 1816 on October 11, 1843 .
He received his basic artistic training from the sculptor Ernst Gottfried Vivié , so that in 1847 he was able to attend the Berlin Academy of the Arts and join Ludwig Wichmann 's studio . In 1859 he was in Italy. In 1860 he took part in the competition for the Schiller monument in Hamburg . His draft was accepted. But of the four base figures he was only able to realize The Drama and The Story . He died of consumption at the age of 34 . The Schiller monument was completed by his sculptor colleague Carl Börner . Julius Lippelt was a member of the Hamburg Artists' Association from 1832 .
He was buried on August 21, 1864 in the St. Katharinen Cemetery. At the Ohlsdorf cemetery , in the area of the Althamburg Memorial Cemetery near the main entrance to the cemetery, the sculptor's collective grave commemorates Julius Lippelt, among others.
literature
- Hans Speckter: Lippelt, Julius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 734.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Carl Heitmann: Timeline of the history of the Hamburg gymnastics association from 1816: 1816 - 1882. Herbst, Hamburg, 1883, p. 14. ( online )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lippelt, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1829 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 1864 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |