Paul Egell
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Paul Egell was a German sculptor active in the first half of the 18th century. He was a pupil of Balthasar Permoser in Dresden and later became the court sculptor at Mannheim in 1721. Egell's style is described as refined Baroque, characterized by elongated figures, which served as a contrast to the Classicism of Georg Raphael Donner. His work was influential in Franconia and the Palatinate. Ignaz GĂŒnther, a leading Rococo artist in Germany, was influenced by Egell's elongated forms, developing a style with Mannerist grace and refinement.12
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