Hugo Haerdtl
Hugo Haerdtl (born November 23, 1846 in Hof in Krain, † February 16, 1918 in Vienna ) was an Austrian sculptor .
Life
Hugo Haerdtl was born in Carniola and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Franz Melnitzky , with whom he also worked. After his death in 1876 Haerdtl worked independently. He was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery .
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Haerdtl was particularly involved in furnishing numerous historical Ringstrasse buildings in Vienna, where he created free-standing sculptures, reliefs, decorations and fountains, including:
- Zwickelfiguren, the six days of creation , central projection (Bellariastraße) of the Natural History Museum
- Xenophon , seated figure on the ramp of the parliament building
- Allegory of Justice , gable relief on the parliament building
- Patriotic love , group of gables in the peristyle of the parliament building
- Allegory of rivers , Pallas Athene fountain in front of the parliament building
- Triton and Naiad Fountain , Maria-Theresien-Platz (1887–1890)
- Interior , Schottenkirche
- Galenos , statue in the staircase of the Anatomical Institute, Vienna 9
literature
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Haerdtl Hugo. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 3, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-218-00545-0 , p. 19 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Commons : Hugo Haerdtl - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Hugo Haerdtl in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haerdtl, Hugo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Härdtl, Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Courtyard in Carniola |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1918 |
| Place of death | Vienna |