Richard Kissling

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Name Richard Kissling

Died July 19, 1919, Zurich, Switzerland

Richard Kissling (April 15, 1848 - July 19, 1919) was a Swiss sculptor, and medallist.

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Born in Wolfwil, Switzerland, Kissling went through apprenticeship as a plasterer before moving to Rome for 13 years, studying under the sculptor Ferdinand Schlöth. At the 1883 National Exhibition in Zurich, Kissling showed a portrait bust of the Swiss politician Alfred Escher. As a result, he was given the 1889 commission for Escher's statue in bronze and granite, in front of the Arch at Zürich Hauptbahnhof.

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Kissling became one of the most widely employed Swiss sculptors for monuments and memorials, although his heroic classical style was increasingly regarded as outdated towards the end of his career.

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His other works include:

The William Tell Monument in Altdorf, the result of a 1892 national competition and probably Kissling's best-known work. It was inaugurated on August 28, 1895.

Jünglingsfigur, Villa Tobler in Zürich,

statue of Joachim Vadian in St. Gallen, 1904,

Rizal Monument in Rizal Park, Manila, 1912. A national monument, erected on the park where the Philippine national hero was executed.

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References

Richard Kissling Wikipedia

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