Franz Jakob Schwanthaler

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Inscription: "Walk harmlessly here, then return to your duty again strengthened."
Schwanthaler's tombstone in the classicism style on the Old Southern Cemetery in Munich. adorned with the coat of arms of the Schwanthaler family.

Franz Jakob Schwanthaler (born August 2, 1760 in Ried im Innkreis , † December 4, 1820 in Munich ) was a German sculptor . He is considered the main master of sculpture in early Munich classicism.

Life

Franz Jakob Schwanthaler came from the family of sculptors Schwanthaler . He was the father of Ludwig Schwanthaler and the uncle of Franz Xaver Schwanthaler . After an apprenticeship with his uncle Johann Georg Schwanthaler in Gmunden , he returned to his parents' house in Ried in 1778. It was here that his first independent design work for the design of the high altar of the Church of St. Martin in Inny was created. It was still a real rococo creation made in his father's workshop. In 1780 he went to Salzburg. There he received a call to Munich from the Bavarian court sculptor Augustin Egell to work on the decorations of the new court library room. He then moved on the recommendation to Ignaz Ingerl to Augsburg . There he attended the art academy for three years and received three awards. In 1785 he took up his residence again in Munich, where he became a citizen after a short apprenticeship with Roman Anton Boos . At this time he set up his own studio with his younger brother Anton Schwanthaler, which he ran for 35 years until his death. During these years he turned more and more to classicism . Appointments to other cities followed, e.g. B. 1795 to Weimar , all of which he turned down. The classicism style was difficult to establish in the Bavarian capital. Franz Jakob Schwanthaler was the protagonist.

The first grave monument created by him, a genius in front of an urn, was even destroyed as unusual and "perishable" news. A short time later, the fashion of stone grave monuments prevailed against the previous wrought-iron crosses, which helped the studio to win further orders from high-ranking families. They were also delivered to Ansbach, Köfering, Moosburg and Passau, among others. In addition to stone sculptures, Schwanthaler also carried out work in wood. His ornamental works in the courtyard garden rooms of the Munich residence are famous. In addition, he created models for the porcelain manufacturer Nymphenburg . His simple and delicate figure style shows its climax in the figure of Genius ("Harmless"), who still adorns the entrance to the English Garden today.

The grave of Franz Schwanthaler is located in the old southern cemetery in Munich (grave field 15 - row 13 - place 53/54) location .

Works

  • Rumford memorial

  • Detail of a door panel in the electoral rooms of the Munich residence

  • Corner figure on the 2nd coronation car of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, in the Marstallmuseum Nymphenburg

  • The tomb for Prince Maximilian Joseph is adorned by a genius of mourning.

literature

Web links

Commons : Franz Jakob Schwanthaler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ^ Rudolf H. Wackernagel (ed.): State and gala car of the Wittelsbacher. Munich 2001, p.?.
personal data
SURNAME Schwanthaler, Franz Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1760
PLACE OF BIRTH Ried im Innkreis
DATE OF DEATH December 4, 1820
Place of death Munich