Bernhard Afinger
Bernhard Afinger (6 May 1813 – 25 December 1882) was a German sculptor.
Also recorded as Bernhard Affinger
Bernhard Afinger
Bernhard Afinger, German, 1813 - 1882 · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Public domain
- Born
- 6 May 1813
- Died
- 1882 · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Languages
- German
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• Born — 6 May 1813
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Bernhard Afinger was a sculptor, born on 6 May 1813 in Nuremberg and died on 25 December 1882 in Berlin. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Biography
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.
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Place of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: Berlin.
Works
Works
• Illustration — Monument to Ernst Moritz Arndt, 1865, Bonn 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.
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1813
Bernhard Afinger born at Nuremberg.
1882
Bernhard Afinger died at Berlin.
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Nuremberg.
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