Walter Magnus Runeberg
Walter Magnus Runeberg (born December 29, 1838 in Porvoo , † December 23, 1920 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish sculptor .
Runeberg was the son of the Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg . After completing his schooling Runeberg began at the Art Academy of Helsinki study art with a focus on sculpture. Subsequently, he became the student of the sculptor Carl Eneas Sjöstrand . With the support of his teacher, Runeberg went to Copenhagen for three years at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in 1858 and became a student of Herman Wilhelm Bissen . His work from this period clearly shows Runeberg's role model Bertel Thorvaldsen .
In 1861 Runeberg went on a study trip to Rome , where, according to his own statements, "... learned from ancient artists and was inspired by his contemporaries". On the occasion of an exhibition in Rome, a Silenus modeled by him caused a sensation.
In 1864 Runeberg returned to Finland and established himself as a freelance artist. The most important work from this period is Ilmarinen forges the moon , on the model of which he worked for almost three years. Before Runeberg created this work in marble , he traveled again to Rome to personally get the stone he wanted. In Rome, Runeberg founded a workshop from which several important works came; Apollo and Marsyas , Amor and Psyche and other representations from the myth of the psyche .
In 1877 Runeberg moved his workshop to Paris , where he lived and worked for years. He died in Helsinki on December 23, 1920 at the age of 82.
Works (selection)
- Ilmarinen forges the moon
- Apollon and Marsyas
- The sleeping Cupid and Psyche, carried by Zephyrs
- Alexander II Monument (Helsinki)
literature
- Runeberg, 2) Walter . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 14, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, pp. 35–36. - [ Wikisource ]
- Axel Holck : Runeberg ['ru.nəbærj], Walter Magnus . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 20 : Renden – Schinkel . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1926, p. 516 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- Runeberg, Walter Magnus . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 29 : Rosa – Scheffauer . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1935, p. 208 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Runeberg, Walter Magnus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Runeberg, Valter Magnus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Porvoo |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1920 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |