Franz Xaver Spörr
Franz Xaver Spörr (born December 3, 1821 in Hötting , † September 22, 1882 in Telfs ) was an Austrian Nazarene church painter and fresco artist.
Born the son of a gardener, Spörr studied since May 11, 1857 in the class of antiquities at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich . After graduation, he devoted himself to religious art.
From 1860 to 1874, Spörr worked with Franz Plattner and Max Gehri on the wall and ceiling paintings in the parish church of the Holy Cross in Zirl and together with Albrecht Steiner von Felsburg and Heinrich Kluibenschedl on the wall paintings in the parish church of Proveis . Together with Clemens Raffeiner, Franz Hellweger and Dominikus Trenkwalder , he worked on the renovation of the Pill parish church .
In 1872 Spörr created images of saints in the style of Russian Orthodox icons for the St. Bartholomew and Ulrich Church in Aberstückl in the municipality of Sarntal . He also designed the prayer room of the Johanneum in Bozen .
Spörr designed glass windows in the late Gothic style for the Tyrolean stained glass and mosaic institute in Innsbruck .
literature
- K. Atz: Art History of Tyrol and Vorarlberg , 2nd increased edition 1909, p. 1024;
- L. Andergassen, Sarntaler Kirchenkunst , 1996, p. 184.
- Ellen Hastaba: Spörr, Franz Xaver. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5 , p. 45.
Web links
- 01419 Franz Spörr , register book of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spörr, Franz Xaver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hötting |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1882 |
| Place of death | Telfs |