Hildebrand, Adolf von
(b Marburg, 6 Oct. 1847; d Munich, 18 Jan. 1921).German sculptor and writer on art. He spent much of his career in Italy and is regarded as one of the main upholders in his period of the classical tradition in sculpture. His most characteristic works were nude figures—timeless and rather austere, in the high-minded tradition of Greek art—although he also made several large monuments, including a statue of the composer ... ...
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