Mark Antokolski

Mark Matveyitch Antokolski (Russian Марк Матвеевич Антокольский, actually Mordechai Matissowitsch Antokolski; * 21 Oktoberjul / November 2 1843greg in Vilnius, .. .. † 26 Junijul / 9 July 1902greg in Frankfurt am Main ) was a Russian sculptor.

Life

As the son of a devout and poor Jews in Vilnius grew up ( Antokol is a district of Vilnius ), the small Mark Antokolski had to overcome many obstacles of his parents when he began painting with his artistic talent people and animals. Through the intercession of the wife of the former Russian governor in Vilnius, A. Nasimowa, he came to the Russian Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. His first known work as a sculptor was the wooden figure of the " Jewish Cutter" (1864 ). With the sculpture "Ivan the Terrible ", he became famous in 1870 in Russia, Tsar Alexander II she earned for the then considerable sum of 8,000 rubles. The following year he was appointed for the " Akademik " and occurs after the completion of his studies at a detailed trip to Rome and Paris. In the following years, he became in Saint Petersburg at one of the most sought-after sculptor. In 1878 he exhibits his work at the World Exhibition in Paris. In 1880 he was appointed professor.

Besides his work as a sculptor, he also worked as a writer in appearance, wrote numerous articles for art magazines and shortly before his death, the book " Ben Isaac ," which depicts Jewish life in Vilnius childhood. Antokolski himself, who had grown up with Yiddish, had assimilated in the course of his life completely to the Russian culture and is now regarded in Russia as one of the great Russian sculptor.

After his death in Frankfurt am Main, he was transferred to St. Petersburg and buried in the Preobrazhensky Cemetery.