Caspar von Zumbusch

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Caspar von Zumbusch
Caspar von Zumbusch, lithograph by Marastoni, 1888

Caspar Clemens Eduard Zumbusch , from 1888 Caspar Ritter von Zumbusch , (born November 23, 1830 in Herzebrock , † September 26, 1915 in Rimsting am Chiemsee ) was a German sculptor and medalist . He is considered the most important monumental sculptor of historicism in Austria .

Life

Zumbusch went to Munich at the age of 18 to study at the Munich Art Academy . When he failed the entrance examination, he switched to the Polytechnic School in Munich, where he learned modeling from Johann von Halbig .

After a study trip to Rome , he created the Maxmonument in Munich's Maximilianstrasse from 1866 to 1872 . From 1873 he worked in Vienna . His main works there are the Beethoven monument (1873–1880) and the monument to Maria Theresa between the Natural History and Art History Museums (1888). In this monument, the empress sits enthroned above the base figures of her advisors and equestrian statues of her generals. Also in Vienna are his equestrian statues for the commanders Josef Radetzky von Radetz (1891) and Archduke Albrecht (1898–1899).

The most important work in his Westphalian homeland is the Kaiser Wilhelm I. - Statue for the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument at Porta Westfalica in copper drifting .

All works are characterized by a clearly idealized representation.

From 1873 until his retirement (1901) Zumbusch was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna , where he led the master class for higher sculpture. Several well-known graduates emerged from this, including Anton Břenek . From his time at the academy, Zumbusch lived in the single-family house planned for him by architect Georg Niemann (1841–1912) Goldegggasse 1 in Vienna-Wieden (no longer existing).

Zumbusch was raised to the Austrian knighthood on February 15, 1888 in Vienna with the award of the Iron Crown Order, 3rd class .

Caspar von Zumbusch's pupils were sculptors and medalists Alfonso Canciani , Peter Rummel and Ede Telcs .

In 1908 he retired to the Chiemgau , where he had a former farmhouse in Eßbaum expanded around 1900 by the Munich architect Otto Riemerschmid . This house is now a listed building . The studio in Aiterbach has also been preserved in the style of a garden pavilion (Neurokoko).

Zumbusch married on October 4, 1860 in Altötting Antonie Vogl (* December 18, 1838 in Munich; † April 25, 1917 there), the daughter of the royal Bavarian Colonel Ludwig Vogl and his wife Marie Vigl . The couple had three daughters and two sons. Both his son Ludwig von Zumbusch and his brother Julius Zumbusch were also artists. His son Leo von Zumbusch was a dermatologist . Caspar von Zumbusch died on September 27, 1915 at the age of 84 in Rimsting.

Zumbusch is buried in a grave of honor in the Vienna Central Cemetery. In 1956, Zumbuschgasse in Simmering was named after him. In his hometown of Herzebrock, a street and a school center bears his name. The Caspar-Ritter-von-Zumbusch-Museum was opened in 2011 in the house where he was born. Since 1980, the Caspar-Ritter-von-Zumbusch-Stiftung has awarded the Caspar-Ritter-von-Zumbusch-Preis, a sponsorship prize for young artists, every five years.

Works (selection)

Radetzky equestrian statue ; Unveiling on April 24, 1892 in front of the former court war council building on Stubenring

gallery

literature

Web links

Commons : Caspar Zumbusch  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Zumbusch, Caspar von. Bibliography. In: Internet portal "Westphalian history". Westphalia Initiative Foundation, accessed on March 15, 2015 .
  2. ↑ William Schram : Břenek, Anton . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 4 : Bida – Brevoort . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1910, p. 578-579 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
  3. ^ Residence of Prof. K. Zumbusch. In:  Allgemeine Bauzeitung , year 1876, XLI. Year, p. 68 (text); 51 (plans). (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / abz.
  4. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume XVI, Volume 137 of the complete series. Starke, Limburg (Lahn) 2005, ISBN 3-7980-0837-X , p. 579.
  5. ^ Kaspar Ritter von Zumbusch grave site , Vienna, Central Cemetery, Group 32, Group Extension A, No. 39.
  6. ^ Franz Rudolf Zankl : Georg Egestorff…. In: ders. (Ed.): Hannover Archive . Volume 6, sheet p12 .
  7. ^ Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen. In: German Coins Magazine. 2/2013, p. 52 f. ( muenzenmagazin.de PDF)
personal data
SURNAME Zumbusch, Caspar von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zumbusch, Caspar Clemens; Zumbusch, Caspar Clemens Ritter von; Zumbusch, Kaspar Clemens; Zumbusch, Kaspar Clemens Ritter von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Herzebrock
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 1915
Place of death Rimsting