August Glänz

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Franz August Glänz , also Augustin Glänz , (* 1830 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † 1863 ibid) was a German carpenter and wood sculptor who worked in the neo-Gothic style .

life and work

August Glänz was one of five sons of the carpenter and wood sculptor Franz Sales Glänz (1810–1855) and after his early death took over his workshop with his brothers Otto Glänz (1837–1907) and Maximilian Glänz (1839–1868).

In 1856/57 he made the frames for glass windows and benches for the prayer room in the New Palace in Baden-Baden . In 1858 he created a high altar for St. Blasius in Glottertal , of which only the figure of Maria Immaculata remains in the sacristy today. In 1858/59 he made the frame of the convent clock for the monastery of St. Ursula in Villingen , whose shield was painted by Wilhelm Dürr and whose work was designed by Lorenz Bob . In 1859/61 he created a high altar for the Liebfrauenkirche in Gernsbach according to a plan submitted in 1845 , for which Alois Knittel carved three figures.

literature

  • Friedrich Kempf: The Glänz family of sculptors. The revival of the Gothic in Freiburg i. Br. At the beginning of the 19th century . In: Schau-ins-Land 34, 1907, p. 53 ( digitized version ).
  • Peter Kalchthaler : Glaenz (Glänz), German carpenter family . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 55, Saur, Munich a. a. 2007, ISBN 978-3-598-22795-0 , p. 522 f.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Daniel Parello: From Helmle to Geiges. A century of historicist glass painting in Freiburg . City archive, Freiburg im Breisgau 2000, ISBN 3-00-006521-0 , p. 114.
  2. ↑ Manfred Hermann : Catholic parish church St. Blasius Glottertal. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 1999, p. 38.
  3. ↑ Alrun Ebding: The Konventuhr of St. Ursula . In: St. Ursula. A house from Villingen with a history . Villingen 1999, pp. 91-96.
  4. ↑ Joseph Sauer : The church art of the first half of the 19th century in Baden. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1933, p. 131 ( digitized version ). The altar was removed in the 1970s.
personal data
SURNAME Shine, August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Glänz, Augustin; Glänz, Franz August (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German carpenter and wood sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg in Breisgau
DATE OF DEATH 1863
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau