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Ernst Rietschel Memorial

Pulsnitz 1804 - Dresden 1861
German sculptor
(for his works on this site click here).
(Wikipedia)

Johannes Schilling
1875

Description

Bronze bust on a column with three reliefs. The columns stands on a triangular pedestal with three allegorical figures symbolizing drawing, sculpting and chiseling (resp. man with book, young man sculpting a bust of Christian Daniel Rauch, and young man with statuette).

Inscription(s)

DEM ANDENKEN
ERNST RIETSCHELS

AUF DER STAETTE
SEINES SCHAFFENS

ERRICHTET
MDCCCLXXV

Annotation

The monument is located in front of the place where Rietschel had his studio. Schilling was Rietschel's student.
The Rauch bust is identical to the one in Bad Arolsen, made by Rietschel in 1857.

Sculptor

Johannes Schilling (Mitweida 1828 - Dresden 1910), German sculptor, his portrait is on the Fürstenzug (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt- und Reiseführer für Dresden und Umland, Landeshauptstadt Dresden.
Dresden Bilder, Denkmäler.

Locatie (N 51°3'12" - E 13°44'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desn009; Photograph: 21 January 2011
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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