Paul Egell about 1730
Paul Egell (Mannheim, April 9, 1691 - January 10, 1752) was a German sculptor. He was a pupil of Permoser in Dresden and became a court sculptor in Mannheim in 1721. One of his more famous students was Ignaz Günther. Both decorative architectural sculpture - the frieze above the Schloss Schwetzingen's hall in Mannheim, is among his hand - as an altar sculpture and small reliefs in rococo style belonged to his oeuvre. His style is characterized by a rhythmic structure and combined with a wide flowing shape, made up of large planes. Egell is considered one of the largest sculptors of the 18th century. His famous works are: Beweinung Christi (ivory, Kunstgewerbemus, Cologne), Judas Thaddeus (terracotta, Mittelrhein Landesmus, Mainz), Beweinung Christi (linden wood, Liebieghaus, Frankfurt) Sources
TH. Müller: History of German Sculpture (1953) Lankheit: Decoration of the Loreto Chapel to Oggersheim, in: Festschrift Th. Müller (1965)
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