Lion Fighter
Wolff, Albert
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Alternative Titles
Löwenkämpfer
Man Fighting a Lion
Date
1849-1861Description
Overall side view, looking left, showing the facade of the museum; Schinkel's original plans called for the installation of two large statues of mounted knights, which would flank the entrance to the museum. In 1842, the statue "Kämpfende Amazone" ("Fighting Amazonian Woman") by August Kiss was placed on the right side of the main staircase. The pendant statue on the opposite side, "Löwenkämpfer" ("Lion-fighter"), was not added until 1861. The statue, which shows a lance-wielding man on horseback about to kill a lion, was completed by Albert Wolff after a draft by Christian Daniel Rauch. It is cast in zinc. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 6/13/2012)
Type of Work
equestrian statueSubject
animal, human figure, warrior, spear, lion, horse, Nineteenth century
Rights
Rights Statement
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