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

Former high altar painting, Schwoich parish church (1931)

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
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

[1] 00708 Franz Fuchs , register book of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich 1884-1920, accessed on May 31, 2017

[hollaus-2] 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 )

[3] Krinzinger, Wiesauer: Parish Church hl. Laurentius. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 13, 2016 .

[4] Drexel, Wiesauer: parish church hl. Peter. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved May 31, 2017 .

[5] 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 )

[6] Office of the Tyrolean Provincial Government, Culture Department (Ed.): Kulturberichte aus Tirol 2013. 64th Monument Report. Innsbruck 2013, p. 91 ( PDF; 11.5 MB )

[7] Krinzinger, Wiesauer: Parish Church hl. John the Baptist. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved May 31, 2017 .

[8] Falschlunger, Wiesauer: Parish Church of Our Lady Mariae Sacrifice. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved May 31, 2017 .

[9] Wiesauer: Parish Church Mariae Himmelfahrt. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved May 31, 2017 .