Wilhelm Bolte (sculptor)
St. Antonius monument in Herten
Ecce Homo in Mettingen
Wilhelm Bolte (born May 25, 1859 in Münster , † July 25, 1941 ) was a German sculptor .
Wilhelm Bolte studied art in Berlin from 1881 to 1886. He was a student of the Münster sculptors August Schmiemann and Heinrich Fleige . Bolte was mainly active in his home with sacred works. In 1905 he created a memorial to commemorate the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 , which stood on the Aegidiischanze until the First World War . Another memorial from his studio was the memorial to the priest and ornithologist Bernard Altum .
Works (selection)
- 1885/1890: Nativity scene of the parish of St. Anna in Twistringen
- 1899/1900: Main portal of the Church of St. Apostles in Dortmund
- 1903: St. Antonius Monument , Herten, Antoniusstrasse
- 1906: War memorial, Warendorf market square
- 1934: Ecce Homo sculpture, St. Agatha parish church, Mettingen
- Sculptures on the portal of the neo-Gothic tower of the Lambertikirche in Münster
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerd Dethlefs: Appeals for peace and peace echo. Art and literature during the negotiations for the Peace of Westphalia . Diss. Münster 1998, p. 32 (PDF; 11.6 MB)
- ↑ krippenverein-osnabrueck.de
- ↑ hk-misija-dortmund.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ludgerus-albachten.de ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Bolte, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muenster |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1941 |