Rudolph Kaplunger
Rudolph Kaplunger , also Rudolf Kaplunger (born April 2, 1746 in Bechin ( Bohemia ), † December 5, 1795 in Bützow ) was a German sculptor at the end of the 18th century.
life and work
Kaplunger received his training as a sculptor from his father and continued his education in Dresden , Prague , Metz , Paris and Vienna, among others . Around 1770 he lived in Potsdam , from 1777 in Ludwigslust , where he z. B. for Duke Friedrich von Mecklenburg created the complete sculptural decoration of the castle.
His works include:
- 1769 Gable figures of Ceres and Lustitia on the representative house of Georg Christian Unger in Potsdam, Breite Straße, former seat of the Potsdam Museum
- Statue Caritas at the military orphanage (built 1771 to 1778) Potsdam
- 1776 40 allegorical figures made of sandstone on the attic of the newly built castle in Ludwigslust , which in addition to virtues, arts and sciences also represent the areas of interest of Duke Friedrich von Mecklenburg:
- Hydraulics (woman in knee-length robe, left hand on an Archimedean water screw)
- Hydrostatics (woman pouring water from a bottle on an incline)
- Aerometry (young man trying to pull apart the Magdeburg hemispheres)
- Mechanics (bearded man with rope drum and gear)
- Architecture (female figure with circle)
- Algebra (bearded man with blackboard with a math formula on it)
- Trigonometry (female figure with triangle)
- Perspective (female figure holds a sheet of perspective drawing)
- Chronology (bearded man with clock)
- Hydrotechnology (young man with urn from which water flows)
- Agriculture (male figure with plow)
- Gardening (female figure with sickle and fruits)
- Herbal art (bearded man with herb roots and beehive)
- Chemistry (hooded bearded man at stove with alembic)
- Philosophy (old bearded man in desputation gesture)
- Rhetoric (bearded man in speech gesture)
- Poetry (female character with book and lyre)
- History (winged woman writes in a book)
- Music (female figure with musical instruments)
- Sculpture (bearded man with bust of Athena)
- Gnomonik (female figure with book)
- Geography (young man with crown and globe)
- Astronomy (elderly man with top hat that has zodiac signs on it)
- Optics (young woman with blackboard and magnifying glass)
- Geometry (female figure with a small pyramid)
- Math (bearded man with blackboard)
- Dioptric (female figure with microscope)
- Katoptrik (female figure with catoptric circle)
- Fortress art (young man with compasses and fortress model)
- Artillery (female figure next to cannon)
- Justice (female figure with sword and scales)
- Wisdom (female figure with mirror and snake)
- Joy (wreath female figure)
- Abundance (female figure with cornucopia)
- Reward (female figure with certificate)
- Diligence (female figure with emblem and arrow)
- Genius (young man with a monkey peeking out of his robe)
- Feldmesskunst (female figure with cubit measure)
- Leveling (female figure with spirit level and blackboard)
- Painting (female figure with palette, brush and blackboard)
- 1788 Monument to Duke Friedrich von Mecklenburg in Ludwigslust
- other works: sculptures on the "large cascade" in front of Ludwigslust Palace, there u. a. two river gods, which on the one hand symbolize the starting point of the artificially created Ludwigsluster Canal (28 km long), the Stör river and the Rögnitz (mouth of the canal).
Duke Friedrich in Ludwigslust
family
Kaplunger had been married to a sister of Hofrat Karsten since 1781 . His daughter Johanna, who was born in Ludwigslust, died on September 25, 1840 in Schwerin at the age of 56.
literature
- Georg Christian Friedrich Lisch : The sculptor Rudolph Kaplunger and his picture. In: Yearbooks of the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archeology. Volume 41 (1876), pp. 100-103. ( Digitized version )
Web links
Commons : Rudolph Kaplunger - collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaplunger, Rudolph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaplunger, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1746 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bechine |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 1795 |
| Place of death | Bützow |