August Robatz

August Robatz (* 1757 in Krumau , Bohemia; † February 4, 1815 in Vienna ) was an Austrian sculptor .

Robatz was an assistant and student of Franz Anton Zauner . In 1810 he created the portrait bust of Joseph Haydn for the Walhalla (cat. No. 76). The name on the bust is incorrectly Heyden. Nothing is known today about the whereabouts of a bust created for the same purpose by Emperor Charles V. He also worked as a figure sculptor.

literature

Robatz, August . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 28 : Ramsden-Rosa . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1934, p. 411 .
Simone Steger: The portrait busts of the Walhalla near Donaustauf. Munich 2011 (Diss.)
Tagblatt - August Robatz . In: Friedensblätter. A magazine for life, literature and art . February 23, 1815, p. 92 ( books.google.de - obituary).

Individual evidence

↑ Wolfgang Fuhrmann: "The Spring Herald of Modern Music" Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl and the 19th Century Haydn Picture. In: The Tonkunst . No. 3, vol. 3, July 2009, p. 303 ( [1] PDF; 827 kB) accessed on October 8, 2019.
^ Eva B. Ottillinger, Lieselotte Hanzl: Imperial interiors: the living culture of the Viennese court. Volume 3, Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 1997 ISBN 3-205-98680-6 , p. 84.

personal data
SURNAME	Robatz, August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Robatz, Augustin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	1757
PLACE OF BIRTH	Krumlov
DATE OF DEATH	February 4, 1815
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Wolfgang Fuhrmann: "The Spring Herald of Modern Music" Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl and the 19th Century Haydn Picture. In: The Tonkunst . No. 3, vol. 3, July 2009, p. 303 ( [1] PDF; 827 kB) accessed on October 8, 2019.

[2] Eva B. Ottillinger, Lieselotte Hanzl: Imperial interiors: the living culture of the Viennese court. Volume 3, Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 1997 ISBN 3-205-98680-6 , p. 84.