Egon Rheinberger

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Egon Rheinberger (born January 14, 1870 in Vaduz , † July 25, 1936 in Balzers ) was a Liechtenstein sculptor, painter and architect.

biography

Egon Rheinberger was born on January 14, 1870 in the Red House in Vaduz as the son of Peter Rheinberger , a former captain of the Liechtenstein military and now a country technician, and his wife Theresia (née Rheinberger) and grew up with three sisters, including Hermine Rheinberger .

After attending grammar school in Feldkirch , he began studying art in Munich. He found support here from his uncle Josef Gabriel Rheinberger and his wife Franziska von Hoffnaaß . After successfully completing his degree, he worked as a sculptor in Munich for a short time. After a trip to Italy with his artist colleague Georg Wrba , he returned to Munich, but after a few months in 1899 he began working as a painter, sculptor and architect with Prince Johann II of Liechtenstein and Count von Wilczek . In Lower Austria he then carried out work on Liechtenstein Castle and Kreuzenstein Castle , where he received the highest recognition for the execution of the keep of Liechtenstein Castle.

From 1902 to 1910 he was a deputy member of parliament and from 1914 to 1918 he was a member of the state parliament of the Principality of Liechtenstein . He was also a judge at the Princely Court of Vaduz from 1915 to 1919 .

Rheinberger was married to Maria Schädler, the daughter of Rudolf Schädler , on May 23, 1910 , and had three sons. His son Hans later became an architect and also made a name for himself as a monument protector. The director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger , is Egon Rheinberger's grandson.

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His early sculptural works were lost, so that he later turned to more manual work in painting, carpentry, stone carving and above all in blacksmithing. His goal was to work as a freelance builder and architect.

After many years as an artist at the castles of Liechtenstein and Kreuzenstein, he returned to his home town of Vaduz in Liechtenstein. Here he expanded his parents' house, the Red House, with a tower and a unique interior in the style of historicism .

He finally succeeded in acquiring the Gutenberg ruins near Balzers , which he built from scratch on top of the remains of the building. He lived here with his wife and children until his death.

literature

  • Anton Wilhelm: Egon Rheinberger: life and work

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry on Peter Rheinberger at www.e-archiv.li
  2. ↑ Jnes Rampone-Wanger: personalities shaped the Liechtenstein , Vaduz 2009, ISBN 978-3-9523464-0-2
personal data
SURNAME Rheinberger, Egon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Liechtenstein artist
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Vaduz
DATE OF DEATH July 25, 1936
Place of death Balzers