August von Kreling
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August von Kreling German sculptor born in Osnabrück
. He studied with Cornelius
and in 1853, became director of the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg
. He became a member of the Munich Academy in 1876, and died in Nuremberg in that same year.
Osnabrück
Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
. He studied with Cornelius
Peter von Cornelius
Peter von Cornelius was a German painter.Cornelius was born in Düsseldorf.His father, who was inspector of the Düsseldorf gallery, died in 1799, and the young Cornelius was stimulated to extraordinary exertions...
and in 1853, became director of the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg
Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg
The Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg The art academy is situated in Nuremberg.In the classes for fine arts, sculpture, visual arts, painting, artistic concepts, art education, gold- and silversmithing, as well as graphic design, the professors and students carry out candid discussions...
. He became a member of the Munich Academy in 1876, and died in Nuremberg in that same year.
Commissions
- His best known commission in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
was the Tyler Davidson FountainTyler Davidson FountainThe Tyler Davidson Fountain is a statue and fountain located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is regarded as the city's symbol and one of the area's most-visited attractions. It was dedicated in 1871 and is the centerpiece of Fountain Square, a hardscape plaza at the corner of 5th and Vine Streets in the...
, Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, 1871