Jakob Guttmann (sculptor)

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Jakob Guttmann (c. 1811 – April 28, 1860) was a

Jewish sculptor
.

Guttmann was born in

Metastasio
.

In 1844 Guttmann produced a bronze statuette of Baron

Pius IX
and completed his masterpiece, Der Blumenspender.

While in Rome, Guttmann was deeply interested in the ghetto, which he described in letters to his father. Later he went to Paris, and in 1857 he became insane. He died in Vienna.

Bibliography

  • Frankfort-on-the-Main
    , 1896;
  • Wertheimer's Jahrbuch, iv. 87 et seq.

Article references

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainIsidore Singer and A. M. Friedenberg (1901โ€“1906). "Guttmann, Jakob". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.