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Bernhard Afinger (6 May 1813 – 25 December 1882) was a German sculptor.

Bernhard Afinger
Born	(1813-05-06)6 May 1813
Died	5 December 1882(1882-12-05) (aged 69)

Biography

Afinger was born in Nuremberg, where he studied old German sculptures. He was for a time a silversmith, and in 1840 began instruction under Christian Daniel Rauch at Berlin. Among his pupils was Rudolf Uffrecht. He died in Berlin, aged 69.

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.

Further reading

• Hannelore Hägele. "Afinger, Bernhard." In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed January 18, 2012; subscription required).

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Afinger, Bernhard" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.

External links

• Media related to Bernhard Afinger at Wikimedia Commons
• Entry in the Deutsche Fotothek

На других языках

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[de] Bernhard Afinger

Bernhard Afinger (* 6. Mai 1813 in Nürnberg; † 25. Dezember 1882 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Bildhauer des 19. Jahrhunderts.

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- [en] Bernhard Afinger

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[es] Bernhard Afinger

Bernhard Afinger (Núremberg, 6 de mayo de 1813 - Berlín, 25 de diciembre de 1882) fue un escultor alemán.

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[ru] Афингер, Бернгард

Бернгард Афингер (нем. Bernhard Afinger; 1813-1882) — немецкий скульптор, член правления Берлинской академии художеств.

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