Franz Hiernle
Franz Hiernle (also: Franz Andreas Hiernle , Czech František Ondřej Hirnle ; * 1726 in Prague , † May 25, 1773 in Kremsier ) was a Bohemian sculptor and carver of the Baroque .
Life
Franz Hiernle was the son of the Prague sculptor Karl Joseph Hiernle . After an apprenticeship with his father, he attended the Vienna Academy .
From 1752 to 1760, after a fire in the Archbishop's Palace in Kremsier, he carried out the sculpting and stucco work for the feudal hall and the library. Around 1770 he created the Empire decor for the great hall. He supplied two sculptures for the archbishop's residence garden. He created an outstanding work in 1764 with the grave monument of Olomouc Prince-Bishop Leopold Friedrich von Egkh and Hungersbach for the Kremsier St. Mauritius Church. It was cast in bronze to perfection and depicts the bishop kneeling on a prayer stool in front of a pyramid.
Other works
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Fulnek
- Parish Church of the Holy Trinity : high altar
- Jesuit Church: sculptures (1768)
- Hungarian Brod : renovation work
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hirnle, Franz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 9th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 45 ( digital copy ).
- Ursula Roehlig: Franz Hiernle. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 111 ( digitized version ).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hiernle, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hiernle, Franz Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian sculptor and baroque carver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1726 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1773 |
| Place of death | Kremsier |