Jakob Guttmann (sculptor)
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 domain: Isidore Singer and A. M. Friedenberg (1901โ1906). "Guttmann, Jakob". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.