Der Bildhauer Alfred Reichel und sein Werk
The life and works of the sculptor Alfred Reichel (1856-1927), who came from a family of Moravian ministers, are discussed largely chronologically. After leaving school early, Reichel attended the arts academies in Dresden and Berlin and spent time in Munich and Cologne before returning to Berlin in...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | German |
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Herrnhuter-Verlag
[2018]
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Unitas Fratrum
Year: 2018, Volume: 76, Pages: 257-286 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Moravian Church
B Attribution of art B Reichel, Alfred Theodor B Sculptors B CHRISTIANITY & art |
| Summary: | The life and works of the sculptor Alfred Reichel (1856-1927), who came from a family of Moravian ministers, are discussed largely chronologically. After leaving school early, Reichel attended the arts academies in Dresden and Berlin and spent time in Munich and Cologne before returning to Berlin in 1887 to enter Reinhold Begas' masterclass. In addition to his drawings as a pupil, more than fifty larger and smaller works can be definitely identified as his. Early in his career Reichel turned to historic figures of the Moravian Church, of whom he repeatedly sculpted busts or reliefs. Participating in competitions, and rare commissions for memorials (Neuwied, Lissa, Berlin), helped to make him more widely known but hardly earned him a living. The bestowal on him of the title of Professor on the occasion of the unveiling of the memorial in Neukölln, Berlin, in 1912 would perhaps have given him a breakthrough, had war, revolution and inflation not prevented this. Reichel supplemented his modest income with models for craft products such as porcelain figures and figurative lampstands. Reichel did not achieve lasting significance as a sculptor. With his historical subjects he was concerned to achieve authenticity as far as possible. For this he obtained templates from the archives and chose his models conscientiously. Works for a sacred setting form no part of Reichel's oeuvre. However, his countless works for, and commissions from the milieu of, the Moravian Church have preserved his memory within his church, to which he retained his connection throughout his career as an artist. |
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| Item Description: | Weitere Illustrationen zu diesem Beitrag als: "Alfred Reichel - Abbildungsnachtrag" in: Unitas Fratrum, 77.2018 zwischen S. 136 und S. 137 (8 Tafelseiten, farbig) |
| ISSN: | 0344-9254 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Evangelische Brüder-Unität, Unitas Fratrum
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