Franz Ludwig Wind

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Franz Ludwig Wind (born November 14, 1719 in Kaiserstuhl , Switzerland ; † August 25, 1789 there ) was a sculptor and wood carver.

Life

Zunfthaus zur Meisen in Zurich with decorations by Franz Ludwig Wind

Franz Ludwig Wind was born on November 14, 1719 as the son of Anton Wind, who came from Reutte in Tyrol . Between 1735 and 1741 he probably completed an apprenticeship as a sculptor in Tyrol and then went on a journey that, according to the family fama, is said to have extended to Palestine. On August 23, 1749 he applied for citizenship in his hometown of Kaiserstuhl. In 1755 Franz Ludwig Wind made the two urns for the garden wall and ten grimaces for the windows of the Meisen guild house in Zurich. The main work of Wind was the decorative elements and grimaces of the Marschallhof in Kaiserstuhl from 1764 onwards, which were knocked off until the end of the 19th century. In 1773, Franz Ludwig Wind designed the facade of the provost's office in Zurzach. The portal of Schloss Schwarzwasserstelz from 1776 is also attributed to Franz Ludwig Wind.

As has been customary in the region for centuries, Franz Ludwig Wind worked both in stone and in wood. His outstanding woodwork includes the pulpit in the parish church of Kaiserstuhl from 1756 and side altars for the church of St. Michael in Würenlingen from 1773. Stylistically, Ludwig Wind's work can be assigned to the Rococo decorative style.

Works

  • 1752 Nepomuk statue on the Rhine bridge in Kaiserstuhl
  • 1756–1557 Pulpit and cheeks in the parish church of Kaiserstuhl
  • 1755 Ten grimaces and two urns at the Meisen guild house in Zurich
  • 1765 The staircase balustrade decorated in relief in the »Haus zur Linde« and the architectural sculpture of the »Mayenfisch – Palais« in Kaiserstuhl
  • 1766 altar figures in the Maria Wil chapel near Baden
  • 1767–1768 facade decorations at the orphanage in Zurich
  • 1772 Relief of the coat of arms on the town hall and the customs house portal in Kaiserstuhl
  • 1773 Facade of the Propsteig building in Zurzach
  • 1773–1786 altar figures and side altars in the parish church of St. Michael Würenlingen
  • 1775 altar figure and church stalls, as well as a memorial stone in the church of Mettau (AG)
  • 1776 Sandstone portal of Schwarzwasserstelz Castle
  • 1778 Supraporte at the Kaiserstuhl Citizens Hospital
  • 1781 Brunnenstock at the upper fountain in Kaiserstuhl
  • 1783 relief with the death of St. Catherine of the parish church in Kaiserstuhl
  • 1787 baptismal font in the parish church in Kaiserstuhl

literature

  • Alois Wind: Sculptor Franz Ludwig Wind von Kaiserstuhl . In: Argovia, annual journal of the Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau, Volume 33, 1909, pp. 75–85. [1]
  • Peter Felder: Baroque sculpture of Switzerland. In: Contributions to the history of art in Switzerland. Volume 6, Society for Swiss Art History (ed.). Bern 1988, ISBN 3-909158-06-4 , p. 311 ff.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alois Wind: Franz Ludwig Wind Sculptor in Kaiserstuhl, Argovia 33, 1909, pp. 73ff.
  2. ↑ Peter Felder: Baroque sculpture of Switzerland. 1988, p. 311 ff.
  3. ^ Website ETH Argovia, annual journal of the Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau, period 1860-ff

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personal data
SURNAME Wind, Franz Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sculptor of the Rococo era
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1719
PLACE OF BIRTH Kaiserstuhl
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 1789
Place of death Kaiserstuhl