Wilhelm von Rümann

Wilhelm von Rümann (born November 11, 1850 in Hanover , † February 6, 1906 in Ajaccio , Corsica ) was a German sculptor and medalist .

Life

Rümann studied at the Munich Art Academy from 1872 to 1874 , then with Michael Wagmüller until 1880 . From 1887 he taught as a professor at the Munich Art Academy. In 1891 he was raised to the nobility. In 1902 he received a large gold medal at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition .

In addition to numerous tombs on the Old South Cemetery in Munich, he created sculptures that are still visible in the cityscape today: Monuments to Georg Simon Ohm (1895, in the courtyard of the Technical University ), Max von Pettenkofer (1909) and Carl von Effner (1886) on Maximiliansplatz , the putti fountain at the Friedensdenkmal in Prinzregentenstrasse (originally planned for Herrenchiemsee Palace ) and the lions in front of the Feldherrnhalle (1906).

Among his students were Bernhard Bleeker , Jakob Brüllmann , Hermann Hahn , Jakob Hofmann , Moissey Kogan , Martin Scheible , Georg Schreyögg , Alois Mayer and Eduard Zimmermann .

His grave is in the Munich North Cemetery .

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Front of the Art Nouveau Medal of Ruemann for the unveiling of Kaiser Wilhelm I. monument in Nuremberg with the belorbeerten length portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm I .

Back of this medal for the inauguration of the monument on December 14, 1905. This large commemorative medal was presented by the city of Nuremberg to the princely guests of the unveiling of the monument.

Public monuments

Chemnitz :
- Monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I (equestrian statue), with Bismarck statue and Moltke statue as flanking figures, on the market square (1899, scrapped after 1945)
Heilbronn :
- Memorial to Robert Mayer (larger than life seat picture), on the market square (1892, preserved)
- Monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I, originally in front of the old harmony , today in the old cemetery on Weinsberger Straße (1895, based on ideas by Ludwig Pfau )
Landau in the Palatinate
- Equestrian monument to Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria , on the market square, 1892 (preserved)
Munich:
- Monument to Georg Simon Ohm (1895)
- Grave figure of Ludovika Wilhelmine of Bavaria
- several sculptures by Prince Regent Luitpold , including one in the southwest of the Neuhausen settlement
- Bust of Therese von Bayern (in the Academy of Sciences )
- Bust of Sebastian Wilhelm Valentin Bauer in the Deutsches Museum
Nuremberg :
- Kaiser Wilhelm I monument (equestrian statue), Egidienplatz, in front of the Pellerhaus (1905, preserved)
- Memorial for Prince Regent Luitpold , on the station forecourt (1901, removed in 1934, melted down in 1939)
Schweinfurt :
- Memorial to Friedrich Rückert (1890)
Stuttgart :
- Together with Friedrich Ritter von Thiersch : Monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I (equestrian statue) (1898), Karlsplatz
Bad Urach : Bismarck bust on Schloßstraße (preserved)
Wœrth (Alsace): Bavarian state war memorial for those who fell in the Franco-German War 1870/1871 (1889, preserved)

Heilbronn :
Robert Mayer Monument (1892)
Heilbronn :
Kaiser Wilhelm Monument (1893)
Heilbronn :
Detail of the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument (1893)
Landau in der Pfalz :
market square, equestrian statue of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1892)
Munich :
Lion in front of the Feldherrnhalle (1905)
Munich :
Lion in front of the Feldherrnhalle (1905)
Munich :
Lion on the terrace of the Löwenbräukeller
Nuremberg :
Kaiser Wilhelm Monument (1905)
Schweinfurt :
Friedrich Rückert monument (1890)
Stuttgart :
Kaiser Wilhelm Monument (1898)
Wœrth (Alsace) :
Bavarian State War Memorial (1889)

literature

Rümann, Wilhelm von . 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. 170 .

Web links

Commons : Wilhelm von Rümann - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Register database of the Academy of Fine Arts: Wilhelm von Rümann (1850–1906)

Individual evidence

^ L. Forrer: Rumann, Wilhelm von . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . tape V . Spink & Son Ltd, London 1912, p. 269 (English).
^ Rümann, Wilhelm von (Prof.). (No longer available online.) In: Künstlerlexikon des Werdenfelser Land - text excerpt from over 4900 short biographies. Antiquariat Benkert, archived from the original on September 12, 2011 ; Retrieved September 3, 2013 .
^ Herbert Justin Erlanger: Nuremberg Medals 1806–1981. Festschrift for the 100th anniversary of the Münzkunde Nürnberg eV 1982 . Part 1. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg 1985, p. 271 .
↑ Simone Mergen: Monarchy jubilees in the 19th century: the discovery of the historical jubilee for the monarchical cult in Saxony and Bavaria. Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 2005, ISBN 3-937209-73-5 , p. 237, footnote 430; ( books.google.de ).

personal data
SURNAME	Rümann, Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor and medalist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 11, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hanover
DATE OF DEATH	February 6, 1906
Place of death	Ajaccio ( Corsica )

[1] L. Forrer: Rumann, Wilhelm von . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . tape V . Spink & Son Ltd, London 1912, p. 269 (English).

[2] Rümann, Wilhelm von (Prof.). (No longer available online.) In: Künstlerlexikon des Werdenfelser Land - text excerpt from over 4900 short biographies. Antiquariat Benkert, archived from the original on September 12, 2011 ; Retrieved September 3, 2013 .

[3] Herbert Justin Erlanger: Nuremberg Medals 1806–1981. Festschrift for the 100th anniversary of the Münzkunde Nürnberg eV 1982 . Part 1. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg 1985, p. 271 .

[4] Simone Mergen: Monarchy jubilees in the 19th century: the discovery of the historical jubilee for the monarchical cult in Saxony and Bavaria. Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 2005, ISBN 3-937209-73-5 , p. 237, footnote 430; ( books.google.de ).