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Carol Storck (10 May 1854,
@ Muzeul Storck Many of his finished works are collected in the Storck Museum alongside other works by his family.
Carol Storck (10 May 1854, Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
– 1926) was a Romanian sculptor. He was the son of Karl Storck
Karl Storck (1826–1887) was a Grand Duchy of Hesse, Hessian-born Romanian sculptor and art theorist.
Biography
Karl Storck was born on in Hanau, Grand Duchy of Hesse.Turner, p.721 Having been trained and working for a time as an engraver, he ...
and the brother of Frederic Storck
Frederic Storck (19 January 1872, Bucharest – 26 December 1942, Bucharest) was a Romanian sculptor. His father was the sculptor Karl Storck. His brother, Carol Storck, was also a sculptor and his wife, Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck was a painter.
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, both sculptors.
Life and work
In 1871, Storck studied at the Royal Academy of Arts inFlorence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
with Augusto Rivalta
Augusto Rivalta (1835 or 1838 – April 14, 1925) was an Italian sculptor.
Biography
Rivalta was born in Alessandria, Italy, to Genoese parents. In 1859, he moved to Florence, but soon swept up in the patriotic events, he volunteered for the ...
. Five years later, he had a showing at the Centennial Exposition
The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair to be held in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10 to November 10, 1876, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the ...
in Philadelphia and remained there to study until 1880.
Storck produced three large works that decorate the Palace of Justice in Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
. He also created a monument in front of the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy ( ro, Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie „Carol Davila”) or University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, commonly known by the abbreviation UMFCD, is a public health sciences university i ...
in that same city. Storck's sculpture depicts and is dedicated to the educational facility's namesake, Gen. Dr. Carol Davila.Biographical notes@ Muzeul Storck Many of his finished works are collected in the Storck Museum alongside other works by his family.
See also
* Sculpture in Europe after early GreeceReferences
External links
1854 births 19th-century sculptors 1926 deaths Romanian sculptors Artists from Bucharest {{Romania-sculptor-stub