The New International Encyclopædia/Schulz, Moritz

SCHULZ, Moritz (1825-1904). A German sculptor, born at Leobschlütz, Upper Silesia. He studied at the Industrial School in Posen, at the Berlin Academy, and as a pupil of Friedrich Drake. From 1854 to 1870 he lived in Rome, studying the old masters and executing numerous works. Upon his return he prepared for the Monument of Victory in the Königsplatz of Berlin a bronze relief of the battle of Königgrätz. A series of decorations by him representing elementary instruction in the arts of painting and sculpture occupies a place in the entrance to the National Gallery, together with a frieze, 22 meters in length, depicting “The Triumph of the Artists,” or the history of German art as displayed in its chief representatives. His further works include a statue of Frederick the Great for Thorn, and numerous subjects derived from allegory or classical mythology.