Franz Storno the Elder

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Franz Storno the Elder

Franz Storno the Elder (Hungarian name: Idősebb Ferenc Storno; * February 20, 1821 in Eisenstadt ; † January 29, 1907 in Ödenburg ) was an Austro-Hungarian painter , architect , restorer and art collector , father of Ferenc Storno the Younger ( 1851 - 1938 ), painter and art collector, and Kálmán cancellation ( 1858 - 1934 ), architect and restorer, founder of the cancellation collection in Sopron .

Life

The Storno family comes from the canton of Ticino in Switzerland , but lived with a short break in Landshut in Bavaria . Franz Storno was born in Eisenstadt, grew up in Landshut and - like his father - learned the trade of chimney sweep at the local trade school .

From a young age he drew excellently. He acquired his knowledge of architecture and painting - in preparation for studying in Munich - an autodidact . But because of the death of his father, he was unable to begin studying. The family became impoverished, so that he had to earn his living as a traveling chimney sweep.

In 1845 he wanted to travel to Pressburg . Since a woman was pointing him in the wrong direction on the way, he accidentally arrived in Sopron. Here he immediately found a job as a chimney sweep and after the death of his employer founded a subsistence business with his widow .

He soon found important sponsors who recognized and valued his talent. They introduced him to a number of Viennese artists; the most important of them was the painter Friedrich von Amerling . In the 1850s he worked for months in Vienna, where he measured and drew monuments and designed objects, including for Archduke Leopold of Austria . He became one of the most important illustrators of the trade art paper of the Lower Austrian Trade Association . As a colleague of Leopold Ernst , he was involved in the neo-Gothic reconstruction of Grafenegg Palace and as a draftsman in the stylish restoration of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna.

The Vienna-based Central Commission for the Research and Conservation of Architectural Monuments , which was founded in 1850 to research and preserve medieval monuments, elected him in 1857 as an external correspondent. From 1863, with the support of Flóris Rómer, he was commissioned by the Archaeological Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences to measure and document the medieval monuments and murals of historical Hungary. His first trip was to Vas and Zala , where he made copies of murals in Velemér, Tótlak and Martyáncz (from 1887: Mártonhely), among others . Later he also traveled to Croatia , Transylvania and Bihor at the request of the committee .

In the 1860s he was engaged in the research and restoration of Hungarian monuments. He became known as a restorer and fresco painter, especially in the highlands , in Transylvania and in the Murinsel region . The medieval works of art (mostly wall paintings) have been heavily revised and restored in a historicizing style. Typical examples of this are the footprints of St. Jacob's Church in Leutschau and the tympanum painting of the Romanesque south gate of the Martinsberg Archabbey .

He worked with his sons since the 1870s. They had learned the chimney sweep profession according to family tradition, but then studied at foreign art academies.

Important works (selection)

  • 1859–1866: Restoration of the St. Michael Church in Ödenburg.
  • 1868: -9999Restoration of the crypt of the Martinsberg Archabbey.
  • 1870–1875: Restoration of the monastery church of the Martinsberg Archabbey.
  • 1876: -9999Restoration of the Zápolya chapel in the Cathedral of St. Martin in Spiš Chapter .
  • 1878–1880: The ceiling of the dining room of the Bishop's Palace in Oradea and the frescoes of the dome of the nave of the chapel of the palace and the shrine .
  • 1881: -9999Decoration of the chapel of Alcsút Castle in Bicske County .
  • 1884: -9999Restoration of the castle church in Kremnitz .

Honors

literature

Web links

Commons : Franz Storno the Elder  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and footnotes

  1. ↑ The cancellation collection of the Sopron Museum , accessed on September 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ Magical Hungary: Velemér , accessed on September 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Roman Catholic Bishop's Palace , accessed on September 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Karner and Dreikönigskapelle in Tulln an der Donau , accessed on September 3, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Storno, Franz the Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cancellation, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austro-Hungarian painter, architect, restorer and art collector
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Eisenstadt
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1907
Place of death Sopron