Rudolph Hoelbe

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Rudolph Hölbe (born October 6, 1848 in Lemgo ; † August 6, 1926 in Dresden ) was a German sculptor.

Sculpture girl Rudolph Hoelbe Dresden, Innerer Neustädter Friedhof in Dresden

Life

Rudolph Hölbe, facade decoration at Post Office 1 in Dresden

First he studied at the building trade school in Holzminden . From 1866 to 1869 he studied at the Leipzig Art Academy. In 1870, Hölbe studied at the Dresden Art Academy and was Johannes Schilling's student and employee from 1871 to 1883 . He was mainly involved in a large number of Schilling's works.

Hölbe died in Dresden on August 6, 1926. His final resting place is in the Striesener Friedhof . He had created his grave monument there himself.

Works (selection)

  • 1872: two panthers of the Dionysus Quadriga for the Semperoper Dresden
  • 1873: tragic figure of Melpomene for the Semperoper Dresden
  • 1883: Figure of Peace for the Niederwald Monument
  • Colossal group of art above the main entrance of the Albertinum
  • Figure decorations for numerous villas of the Dresden villa school and at the main post office 1 in Dresden
  • Crowning of the Dresden Kunstverein building , representing the four art cities of Munich, Berlin, Vienna and Düsseldorf
  • 1894: Christ the Redeemer above the main portal of the Trinity Church in Dresden
  • 1900: War memorial 1870/71 in Lemgo
  • 1901/1902: Donopbrunnen on the market square in Detmold
  • 1902: War memorial 1870/71 in Detmold
  • 1904: Albert Lortzing Monument in Detmold
  • 1905: Facade decorations at the former post office Altstadt 1 in Dresden
  • 1909: Ernst von Bandel bronze relief, at the Hermannsdenkmal in Detmold
  • 1909: "Bandelbank" with Ernst von Bandel relief in Hiddesen , in collaboration with the architect Wilhelm Kreis
  • 1912: Falconer fountain on the market in Lauenstein
Falknerbrunnen, Lauenstein
  • Detmold: State war memorial 1866 for the fallen teams of the Lippe battalion

Web links

Commons : Rudolph Hölbe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts.
  2. ^ Heinrich Magirius: Gottfried Semper's second Dresden court theater. Hardback edition. Publisher: Frankfurt am Main; Olten; Vienna: Gutenberg Book Guild (1987), ISBN 3763232532 .
personal data
SURNAME Hell, Rudolph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hölbe, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Lemgo
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 1926
Place of death Dresden