The Most Famous
SCULPTORS from Lithuania
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Lithuanian Sculptors of all time. This list of famous Lithuanian Sculptors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Mark Antokolsky (1843 - 1902)
With an HPI of 49.89, Mark Antokolsky is the most famous Lithuanian Sculptor. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky (Russian: Марк Матве́евич Антоко́льский; 2 November 1840 – 9 July 1902) was a Russian Imperial sculptor of Lithuanian Jewish descent.
2. Kārlis Zāle (1888 - 1942)
With an HPI of 47.97, Kārlis Zāle is the 2nd most famous Lithuanian Sculptor. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Kārlis Zāle (28 October 1888 – 19 February 1942) was a Latvian sculptor. Zāle was born in Mažeikiai, but grew up in Liepāja. After training in Russia at the Kazan Art School under Alexander Matveyev and in Germany, he returned to Riga in 1923, where he both worked in sculpture and taught it. He is best known for his monumental sculptures, including the massive main gates at Brothers' Cemetery and the Freedom Monument in Riga. He died in Inčukalns, Latvia.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as sculptors born between 1843 and 1888. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased sculptors include Mark Antokolsky and Kārlis Zāle.
