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Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel

Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel (1804–1861) was a sculptor, university teacher and artist.

Also recorded as Ernst Rietschel; Ernst Friedrich-August Rietschel; e. rietschel; ernst wilhelm rietschel; prof. ernst rietschel; ernst w. rietschel.

Overview

Born at Pulsnitz in 1804, died at Dresden in 1861.

In detail

Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel studied at Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. Adolf von Donndorf, Robert Johann Salemann and Johannes Schilling are recorded as having studied under Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel. the recorded working language is German.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Berlin, Rome and Palermo. Employment is recorded with Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. Membership is recorded of Académie des beaux-arts, Academy of Arts, Berlin and Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Works named in the authority record are Goethe–Schiller Monument and Martin Luther Monument.

Work by Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel is recorded in the collections of J. Paul Getty Museum, Städel Museum, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, National Museum in Warsaw and Berlinische Galerie.

Distinctions recorded are Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.

Sources

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    “Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q515914: Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel

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