Franz Xaver Fuchs
Franz Xaver Fuchs (born August 31, 1868 in Hall in Tirol , † November 10, 1944 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian painter .
Life
The son of a landowner studied painting from 1890 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Ludwig von Löfftz . From 1892 to 1897 he taught drawing at the Franziskanergymnasium in Hall. During the First World War he commanded the Standschützen Battalion in Innsbruck. After that he lived in Munich, Rome and Salzburg, in 1924 he returned to Hall. He created altarpieces and frescoes for churches and also worked as a restorer .
Works
- Façade fresco St. Laurentius , Baumkirchen parish church , before 1896
- Frescoes in the nave, parish church Breitenbach am Inn , 1905
- Side altar paintings Immaculate and St. Petrus Canisius , Herz-Jesu-Basilika Hall in Tirol, around 1920
- Frescoes The Bird Sermon of St. Francis , The Fish Sermon of St. Antonius , Franciscan Church Hall in Tirol, 1925/1929
- Oil painting St. Theresia of the Child Jesus , Christkönigskapelle Wattens, 1930
- High altar picture Madonna with the hll. Georg and Egydius , Schwoich parish church , 1931
- Fresco The three wise men on the way to Bethlehem , Gmunden parish church , 1931
- Ceiling paintings, Fritzens parish church , 1933
- Pietà in the tower ground floor of the Mönchdorf parish church , 1934
- Vault paintings with scenes from the Virgin Mary, Hochgallmigg parish church , 1938
- Choir vault fresco, Deanery Parish Church Prutz , 1941
- Fresco St. Christophorus , Andräikirche Salzburg, 1944
literature
- Fuchs, Franz Xaver. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 378.
Web links
Commons : Franz Xaver Fuchs - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 00708 Franz Fuchs , register book of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich 1884-1920, accessed on May 31, 2017
- ↑ a b Pascal M. Hollaus: The work of Hall artists of the 20th century (Josef Bachlechner the Elder and Franz Xaver Fuchs) in the Franziskanerkirche Hall. ( PDF; 554 kB )
- ^ Krinzinger, Wiesauer: Parish Church hl. Laurentius. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 13, 2016 .
- ^ Drexel, Wiesauer: parish church hl. Peter. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved May 31, 2017 .
- ^ Office of the Tyrolean provincial government, cultural department (ed.): Culture reports from Tyrol 2007. 60th monument report. Innsbruck 2007, p. 70 ( PDF; 10.7 MB )
- ↑ Office of the Tyrolean Provincial Government, Culture Department (Ed.): Kulturberichte aus Tirol 2013. 64th Monument Report. Innsbruck 2013, p. 91 ( PDF; 11.5 MB )
- ^ Krinzinger, Wiesauer: Parish Church hl. John the Baptist. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved May 31, 2017 .
- ↑ Falschlunger, Wiesauer: Parish Church of Our Lady Mariae Sacrifice. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved May 31, 2017 .
- ↑ Wiesauer: Parish Church Mariae Himmelfahrt. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved May 31, 2017 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fuchs, Franz Xaver |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fuchs, Franz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1868 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hall in Tirol |
DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1944 |
Place of death | Salzburg |