Alfred Stifter

Alfred Stifter (* 1904 in Linz ; † 2003 ) was an Austrian art teacher and glass artist .

Live and act

Stifter is considered to be a pioneer for the renewal of religious art in Upper Austria , where he worked extensively as an artist and art teacher. This included his involvement in puppetry as well as teaching for kindergarten teachers and middle schools . His studio was in Schlierbach Abbey .

The artist is the father of Georg and Wolfgang Stifter .

Works

Several glass picture windows for the parish church of Traun-St. Martin and the Marienkapelle in Traun, executed according to the designs of the founder by the glass workshop of the Schlierbach Abbey, Traun, tabernacle doors according to the designs of the founder, executed in email by Heinz Mayrhofer from Pierbach , 1960
Fresco Herz-Jesu-Bild in the dome of the apse of the Welser Herz-Jesu-Kirche , Wels , 1960 and apse window executed according to plans by the founder of the glass workshop of the Schlierbach Abbey with a cycle from the Sacred Heart Litany in the Welser Herz-Jesu Church, Wels, 1962
Fresco Good Shepherd in the triumphal arch of the Catholic parish church Vöcklabruck , 1936
Window in the parish church of Laakirchen with shepherds kneeling before the baby Jesus, designed by Stifter and executed by Upper Austrian stained glass , 1931
Window in the parish church of Lacken , 1931
Sgraffiti in the north side chapel of the parish church of St. Johann am Wimberg
Figurative glass windows in Martinskirche (Linz) , 1948
Window in the Brunnbach branch church , designed by Stifter and executed by Josef Raukamp stained glass , 1950
War memorial window in the Altenberg parish church near Linz , 1954

Rose window in the Friedenskirche Linz , 1956

Tapestry St. Francis receives the stigmata

Window in the parish church Linz-St. Matthias , 1960/61

Window in the parish church Linz-St. Peter , 1963

Way of the Cross in the Ottensheim parish church , 1964

Window in the new building of the Walding parish church , 1965/66

Glass choir window in the parish church of Arnreit , 1970

Textile Stations of the Cross based on Stifter's designs in the parish church of St. Antonius in Linz Neue Welt , around 1980

Exhibitions

Stifter x 3, works by the artist family Stifter, Alfred, Georg and Wolfgang Stifter , Nordico , Linz , 2010, Biblioteca Statale di Triest , 2008, Palazzo Albrizzi , Venice , 2007 as well as in the Museo Casa Blanca in Malo / Vicenza , in the Malo Sculpture Park , in the Margret Bilger Gallery Stift Schlierbach and in the Domažlice City Museum

Publications

Josef Raukamp on his 70th birthday . In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter, Vol. 6, 1952, pp. 65–67, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
The old Weihbrunn . In: Mühlviertler Heimatblätter , Jg. 1, 1961, H. 6, S. 11-113, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
Humor and satire in the Steyrer Kripperl . In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter , Jg. 34, 1980, H. 1/2, S. 25–31, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
Home Care Association Steyr (publisher): The Steyrer Kripperl schedule, texts, songs, pictures. Shape and history of the Steyr Christmas Puppet Theater in the Innerberger Stadel , Steyr, 1987, 121 pp.
Franz Xaver Hofer ; Aldemar Schiffkorn (Ed.): Stifter x 3. The artist family Alfred, Georg and Wolfgang Stifter. Linz 2007, ISBN 978-3-901246-30-2 .

Individual evidence

↑ Elisabeth Leitner: A “holy light” breaks through the darkness. Work by Alfred Stifter and his sons in the Linzer Nordico , in: Kirchenzeitung im Netz from May 19, 2010 ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. queried on January 24, 2016 @1@ 2

↑ Marienkapelle in: Web presence of the parish Traun-St. Martin ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. queried on January 24, 2016 @1@ 2

↑ "Cathedral on the Heath". An overview of the construction and renovation of our church , in: Web presence of the parish Wels-Herz Jesu queried on January 24, 2016

^ Reinhard Weidl: Church guide: St. Johann am Wimberg. Upper Austria. Verlag St. Peter, Salzburg 1996, p. 12.

personal data
SURNAME	Donor, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian painter and glass painter
DATE OF BIRTH	1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	Linz
DATE OF DEATH	2003

[1] Elisabeth Leitner: A “holy light” breaks through the darkness. Work by Alfred Stifter and his sons in the Linzer Nordico , in: Kirchenzeitung im Netz from May 19, 2010 ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. queried on January 24, 2016 @1@ 2

[2] Marienkapelle in: Web presence of the parish Traun-St. Martin ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. queried on January 24, 2016 @1@ 2

[3] "Cathedral on the Heath". An overview of the construction and renovation of our church , in: Web presence of the parish Wels-Herz Jesu queried on January 24, 2016

[4] Reinhard Weidl: Church guide: St. Johann am Wimberg. Upper Austria. Verlag St. Peter, Salzburg 1996, p. 12.