Alois Winkler (sculptor)

Alois Winkler (born June 21, 1848 in Weerberg ; † April 7, 1931 in Schwaz ) was an Austrian sculptor .

Life

Alois Winkler was born as the son of Vinzenz Winkler and Anna Schlögl at the Oberaigen farm in Weerberg. With the support of his uncle, who was a pastor in Vomp , he came to the drawing school attached to the Innsbruck Realschule under the direction of Michael Stolz at the age of 19 . Winkler's talent for sculpture proudly recognized and from 1869 had him work in his workshop. After a while, Winkler returned to Weerberg, then worked again at Stolz and then for a few months at Franz Xaver Pendl in Algund . After returning to Innsbruck, he worked for Dominikus Trenkwalder for around six years . In 1882 he opened his own workshop in Pradl . Winkler was a busy sculptor, creating religious sculptures and altars in historicist styles for churches throughout Tyrol and beyond.

Awards

Gold Cross of Merit with the Crown, 1900
Cross of Honor Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice , 1917
Knight's Cross of the Order of Gregory , 1923

Works

Shrine of the left side altar, parish church Völs am Schlern

High altar figures of Peter and Paul, Franciscan Church Schwaz , 1872
Sculptures on the side altars, statues on the choir stalls, rosary picture, St. Nikolaus parish church , Innsbruck, 1894–1899
Reliefs and figures, Herz-Jesu-Kirche , Innsbruck, around 1900
Grave monument for the Vonmetz family, Wilten cemetery , 1908
Relief of Mary on the benefactor's monument, Pradl parish church , 1910
Statues and reliefs (Assumption of the Virgin, Evangelists, Christ Pantocrator, Moses and Elias, Manna rain and biblical scouts) on the high altar of the Schwaz parish church , 1911
Dams the mother of god and hll. Katharina and Dominikus, left side altar, parish church Maria Himmelfahrt , Fiè allo Sciliar
Pulpit, parish church St. Andreas , Klausen
Statue of St. Georg, parish church Oetz (formerly part of the high altar)
Cemetery cross, Westfriedhof , Innsbruck
Relief with the image of Rudolf von Habsburg, figure of Our Lady of the Most Holy Sacrament, Herz-Jesu-Kirche , Bolzano
Herz-Jesu statue at the high altar, Herz-Jesu-Basilika , Hall in Tirol

literature

On the death of the sculptor Alois Winkler. In: Tiroler Anzeiger , April 10, 1931, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / maintenance / tan
Josef Ringler : Winkler, Alois . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 36 : Wilhelmy-Zyzywi . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1947, p. 62 .

Web links

Commons : Alois Winkler - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Death image

Individual evidence

↑ Locales and miscellaneous. In: Innsbrucker Nachrichten , September 27, 1883, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / ibn
↑ Court and staff news. In: Innsbrucker Nachrichten , March 20, 1900, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / ibn
↑ From town and country. In: Allgemeiner Tiroler Anzeiger , August 18, 1917, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / maintenance / tan
↑ From town and country. In: Tiroler Anzeiger , October 8, 1923, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / maintenance / tan
^ Gert Ammann: Hans Pontiller - his career and his artistic circle. In: Heimatblätter - Schwazer Kulturzeitschrift No. 66, 2009, pp. 16–19 ( PDF; 3.2 MB )
↑ Waltraud Palme Comploy: Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas to Innsbruck. Schnell & Steiner Verlag, Art Guide No. 1050, Munich and Zurich 1976, pp. 8-11
↑ Schmid-Pittl, Wiesauer: Monastery Church of the Redemptorists, Herz-Jesu-Kirche. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved October 18, 2017 .
↑ New grave monument. In: Innsbrucker Nachrichten , October 9, 1908, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / ibn
^ Siard O. Hörtnagl: Lourdes in the Pradler Church. In: Contacts, Parish Gazette of the Pradl Parish, No. 178, May 2011, pp. 3–4 ( PDF; 8 MB )
↑ Thomas Naupp: The neo-Gothic high altar. Memories of the cabinet maker and altar maker Ludwig Plattner from Stans (1880 - 1956). In: Heimatblätter - Schwazer Kulturzeitschrift, No. 48 (2002), pp. 11–17 ( PDF; 3.1 MB )
^ History of the parish Oetz , pastoral care room Oetz-Sautens
^ Müller, Wiesauer: Friedhofskreuz. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved October 18, 2017 .
↑ 100 years of the Sacred Heart Basilica , meinviertel.at of June 23, 2014

personal data
SURNAME	Winkler, Alois
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	June 21, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH	Weerberg
DATE OF DEATH	April 7, 1931
Place of death	black

[1] Locales and miscellaneous. In: Innsbrucker Nachrichten , September 27, 1883, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / ibn

[2] Court and staff news. In: Innsbrucker Nachrichten , March 20, 1900, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / ibn

[3] From town and country. In: Allgemeiner Tiroler Anzeiger , August 18, 1917, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / maintenance / tan

[4] From town and country. In: Tiroler Anzeiger , October 8, 1923, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / maintenance / tan

[5] Gert Ammann: Hans Pontiller - his career and his artistic circle. In: Heimatblätter - Schwazer Kulturzeitschrift No. 66, 2009, pp. 16–19 ( PDF; 3.2 MB )

[6] Waltraud Palme Comploy: Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas to Innsbruck. Schnell & Steiner Verlag, Art Guide No. 1050, Munich and Zurich 1976, pp. 8-11

[7] Schmid-Pittl, Wiesauer: Monastery Church of the Redemptorists, Herz-Jesu-Kirche. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved October 18, 2017 .

[8] New grave monument. In: Innsbrucker Nachrichten , October 9, 1908, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / ibn

[9] Siard O. Hörtnagl: Lourdes in the Pradler Church. In: Contacts, Parish Gazette of the Pradl Parish, No. 178, May 2011, pp. 3–4 ( PDF; 8 MB )

[10] Thomas Naupp: The neo-Gothic high altar. Memories of the cabinet maker and altar maker Ludwig Plattner from Stans (1880 - 1956). In: Heimatblätter - Schwazer Kulturzeitschrift, No. 48 (2002), pp. 11–17 ( PDF; 3.1 MB )

[11] History of the parish Oetz , pastoral care room Oetz-Sautens

[12] Müller, Wiesauer: Friedhofskreuz. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved October 18, 2017 .

[13] 100 years of the Sacred Heart Basilica , meinviertel.at of June 23, 2014