358 Ludwig Eisenberger: Sculpture of a Germanic Warrior.
Bronze on a green marble base. Artist's signature on the plinth: "L. Eisenberger".
Expressive allegorical sculpture of a Teuton placing his foot as a gesture of triumph on a Roman field sign with the motto "SPQR" (Senatus Populusque Romanus). The spearhead touches the head of the Roman eagle - also a sign of victory over the Roman Empire.
Height: 32 cm.
Ludwig Eisenberger was a German sculptor who worked in Berlin from 1895 to 1920.
Little is known about Eisenberger's life. He worked as a sculptor in Berlin from 1895 to 1920, where he created numerous bronze statuettes, many of which were handcrafted by the Gladenbeck foundry based there. The Magdeburg Kunstanstalt Reps & Trinte distributed Eisenberger's designs. His works often depicted male and female nudes and bore titles such as
Young Warrior with Spear
Female Nude with Shell, 1910
Male Nude with Whip
Bathing
Cottage worker
Slave with lions
Athlete as warrior, around 1900
Gladiator with two tigers
Standing Germanic warrior over Roman insignia
Standing foil fencer, checking the blade of his weapon
Fencer
Archer
Geese
Standing youth in loincloth with short sword and laurel wreath
Warrior with shield
Equestrian portrait of Bartolomeo Colleoni
Triumphant Gaul
Eisenberger exhibited a female bronze figure at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition in 1900.