Name Bernhard Afinger | ||
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Died December 25, 1882, Berlin, Germany | ||
Bernhard Afinger (6 May 1813, Nuremberg – 25 December 1882, Berlin) was a German sculptor.
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Biography
He studied old German sculptures in Nuremberg. He was for a time a silversmith, and in 1840 began instruction under Christian Daniel Rauch at Berlin.
Works
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.
References
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