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Richard Engelmann
A German sculptor and teacher, he helped shape early 20th-century art in Weimar while creating public monuments and graceful figures that can still be seen in cities across Germany.
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Pompeii
by Richard Engelmann
About the author
Born in Bayreuth in 1868, Richard Engelmann trained at the Munich Academy and continued his studies in Florence and Paris before settling in Berlin. His work grew out of a classical sculptural tradition, and he became known for portraits, memorials, fountains, and idealized figures.
In 1913 he was appointed to the art school in Weimar, where he led the sculpture department. That put him at the center of an important moment in German art, as Weimar was also the city where the Bauhaus would soon emerge.
Engelmann lived a long life, dying in 1966. Today he is remembered less as a literary figure than as an artist whose sculptures, memorials, and public works left a visible mark on places such as Weimar, Freiburg, and other German cities.