Ferdinand Müller (sculptor)

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Medallion by Ferdinand Müller at the Kunsthalle Hamburg

Ferdinand Müller (born October 16, 1809 in Meiningen ; † September 6, 1881 there ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Ferdinand Müller began his training with his father, the court sculptor Christian Müller. From 1830 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in Ludwig Schwanthaler's studio .

From 1840 until his death he worked as the court sculptor of Saxony-Meiningen during the reigns of the dukes Bernhard II and Georg II . Here he carried out his first work in the newly built Landsberg Castle in Meiningen, where he designed the knight's hall, the autograph room and the Luther room. His artistic work then concentrated on the creation of monuments, busts, statues and reliefs, the styles of which can be assigned to classicism and romanticism.

Works

motive Location revelation particularities photo
Bust of Peter Vischer the Elder Valhalla 1839
Bust of Franz von Sickingen Hall of Fame in Munich (?)
two angels Ducal crypt chapel in the English Garden of Meiningen 1839
Bust of August Wilhelm Döbner (architect of Landsberg Castle) Landsberg Castle , east gable castellan's house
Tournament frieze Landsberg Castle 1840
Christ with Mary and Martha (relief), Meiningen
Fish fountain Meiningen 1858
Meiningen-Englischer Garten.jpg
Bernhard III. (Saxony-Meiningen) Orangery Palace in Potsdam 1855
Maria Elisabeth , daughter of Georg II (Saxony-Meiningen) Orangery Palace in Potsdam 1855
Luther monument Möhra 1861
WAK MÖHRA LUTHER DKM.jpg
Wall frieze "Barbarossazug", Friedrich I. (HRR) Once intended for the Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo on Lake Como , the frieze is attached to an old town in Meiningen.
Haus52W Meiningen 2015.jpg
12 apostles and four evangelists St. Lorenz (Nuremberg) 1839
War memorial 1870/71 Erfurt 1876
War memorial 1870/71 Meiningen 1872
Monument PillarW.jpg

literature

  • Kuratorium Meiningen (Hrsg.): Lexicon for the history of the city of Meiningen. Bielsteinverlag, Meiningen 2008, ISBN 978-3-9809504-4-2 .

Web links

Commons : Ferdinand Müller  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Deviating year of birth 1815 in GND 1078069948 with references to AKL . Access date: March 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Christian Quaeitzsch (Editor), Walhalla. Official Guide, Munich 2017, p. 131. The previous location information in the Wikipedia article ("Hall of Fame in Munich") was incorrect. The Walhalla guide reads: "The bust of Ferdinand Müller was preceded by a first version by Konrad Eberhard, which Ludwig I, however, after receiving it, intended for the Munich Hall of Fame, where it was destroyed in the war."
  3. ↑ The information must be checked! - The Sickingen bust of the Walhalla comes from Joseph Ernst von Bandel. The Sickingen bust in the Hall of Fame was destroyed in World War II; I was unable to identify its sculptor. - Christian Quaeitzsch (editor), Walhalla. Official Guide, Munich 2017, p. 126. - Manfred F. Fischer / Sabine Heym, Ruhmeshalle and Bavaria. Official guide, 2nd edition Munich 1997, p. 78. - Manfred F. Fischer / Sabine Heym, Ruhmeshalle and Bavaria. Official Guide, 3rd edition Munich 2009, p. 129.
  4. ↑ http://www.meiningenonline.de/fischbrunnen.html
personal data
SURNAME Müller, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Meiningen
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 1881
Place of death Meiningen