Anton Rüller

Monument to the poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff in the garden of Hülshoff Castle in Havixbeck (1896)

Overberg statue at the Overberg college in Münster (1897)

Neo-Gothic garment figures on the west portal of the Überwasserkirche in Münster (1903)

Anton Rüller (born May 26, 1864 in Ascheberg ; † March 31, 1936 in Münster ) was a German sculptor .

Rüller is best known for his busts of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff and various figures in churches in and around Münster.

Life

Anton Rüller was born in Ascheberg in Westphalia in 1864 . He learned in the workshop of the Münster sculptor Heinrich Fleige . After his death in 1890, Rüller took over the workshop and developed his own style, especially in the field of portrait sculpture. In the following decades he created numerous public monuments and sacred figures as well as private tombs.

Rüller later taught at the Art School in Münster and taught, among other things, the goldsmith Ursula Bach-Wild .

Works (selection)

• 1896: Marble bust of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , first at the Kanonengraben, since 1905 on the Kreuzschanze , Münster
• 1896: Memorial to Annette von Droste-Hülshoff in the garden of Hülshoff Castle , Havixbeck (together with Heinrich Fleige )
• 1897: Memorial for the Münster theologian Bernhard Heinrich Overberg at the Overberg College , Münster
• 1903: Figure cycle ( Madonna statue and the twelve apostles ) at the Überwasserkirche , Münster
• 1903: Jesus kneeling in the Mount of Olives grotto , Lohne (Oldenburg)
• 1903: Memorial to the composer Julius Otto Grimm from Münster at the Kreuzschanze, Münster
• 1909: Monument to Tonio Bödiker , Haselünne
• 1910: Figures in the portal of the Lambertikirche , Münster
• Christ statue (war memorial) in Altenberge
• Carved oak sculpture of Mary with the body of Jesus on her lap in the Church of St. Servatius in Hembergen (today Emsdetten )
• Sacred Heart Statue in the Sacred Heart Chapel of the Liebfrauenkirche , Holzwickede

literature

• Liselotte Folkerts: Goethe in Westphalia. Not love at first sight. Lit Verlag , Münster 2010, ISBN 978-3-643109-385 , p. 88 f.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Detlef Fischer: Münster from A to Z. Interesting facts in 1500 key words about history, art and culture. Aschendorff , Münster 2000, ISBN 978-3-402053-676 , p. 293 f.
2. ^ Metallkunstwerkstätten Bach-Wild, Münster. Website of the gold and silversmiths guild Münster. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
3. ↑ In focus. Inspirations for Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. Website of the LWL . Retrieved November 3, 2015.
4. ↑ Annette von Droste-Hülshoff  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Große-drenkpohl.de. Retrieved November 3, 2015.  
5. ^ Gerd Eversberg : The city above the city. . eversberg.eu. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
6. ↑ Lohne cemetery.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the parish of St. Gertrud . Retrieved November 3, 2015.  
7. ↑ Peter Werland: The restoration of the altar to Davensberg (taken from the Davensberger yearbook 1999 ). davensberg.de. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
8. ^ Ulrich Adolf: Tonio Bödiker, 1843-1907. First President of the Reich Insurance Office. Verlag der Emsländische Landschaft eV for the districts of Emsland and Grafschaft Bentheim, 2006, ISBN 978-3-925034-411 , p. 135.
9. ^ Yearbook of the Emsland Heimatbund (Volume 56). Verlag des Emsländischen Heimatbund, Sögel 2010, ISBN 978-3-880770-621 , p. 209 ( online ).
10. ^ Winfried Daut: Latin inscriptions on churches and houses in Münster (PDF). muenster.org. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
11. ↑ Karl Stening: statue to be restored. Soon back in old beauty? Westphalian news. October 5, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
12. ↑ Tobias Stöppel: The importance of the church for the village of Hembergen. Emsdetter Heimatblätter, No. 102, 59th year. Publishing house of the Emsdettener Volkszeitung, December 2010 ( online ).