Bernhard Afinger
German sculptor
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Born | (1813-05-06)6 May 1813 |
Died | 5 December 1882(1882-12-05) (aged 69) |
Bernhard Afinger (6 May 1813 – 25 December 1882) was a German sculptor.
Biography
Afinger was born in Nuremberg, where he studied old German sculptures. He was for a time a silversmith, and in 1840 began instruction under Christian Daniel Rauch at Berlin. Among his pupils was Rudolf Uffrecht. He died in Berlin, aged 69.
Works
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In portrait medallions and works of a religious character he was particularly successful. There is an Arndt memorial by him at Bonn, a university memorial at Greifswald, and a statue of Newton in the National Museum, Pesth.
Further reading
- Hannelore Hägele. "Afinger, Bernhard." In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed January 18, 2012; subscription required).
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Afinger, Bernhard" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
External links
Media related to Bernhard Afinger at Wikimedia Commons
- Entry in the Deutsche Fotothek
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