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The Torchbearer, a Monumental Figure - Arno Breker

Date :
1940
Type of image :
Sculpture en bronze
Topic :

Description

History :

2. Commissioned by Hitler for Germania, which was to be the future capital of the Third Reich, this monumental bas-relief was intended to adorn a frieze in the Soldiers' Hall (240 m), on the north-south axis of the city. For this frieze, Arno Breker created, in addition to the Torchbearer, the Guard, the Victim, the Avenger, Vengeance, and Comrades.
All of these sculptures were destroyed during the bombing of Berlin in 1945.

The image comes from a postcard. On the back of the postcard, we can read:

Arno Breker: Monumental Figure.
No. 31.
Sole reproduction rights Film - Foto - Verlag. Berlin SW68
Photo by Charlotte Rohrbach

The sculpture is now located in the courtyard of the Breker Museum in Nörvenich.

Technical Data

Notice #022790

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