Ignaz Ingerl

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Ignaz Ingerl , also called Engerle , Ingerle or Ingero (from Latin ingero , `` carry in , bring in '' ), (* November 11, 1751 (in most sources, however, the year of birth 1752 is given); † October 4 or 14, 1800 , 1801 or 1802) was a German sculptor .

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Ingerl's father was the stonemason Paul Sebastian Ingerl (born 1722), who also instructed him in sculpture. Ingerl acquired a larger property in Augsburg in 1793 . From this it can be concluded that he was wealthy. From 1787 he was married to the merchant's daughter Maria Carolina Hardlin. His works - he is best known for his huge marble sculptures, altars and funerary monuments - include:

  • High altar of the Church of St. Michael in Ostendorf (Meitingen) , 1780
  • Side altars in the church of St. Ulrich in Wittislingen, originally intended for the Mödingen monastery
  • Magnificent balcony in the Fronhof behind the Augsburg Cathedral , 1789 (added in memory of the visit of Pope Pius VI). Seat of the government of Swabia.
  • The well-preserved monument of the Russian ambassador Peterson, who died in 1789, in St. Anne's Church in Augsburg
  • Classicist high altar in the parish church of St. Alban in Wallerstein , 1797
Marble statue of a dreaming or mourning woman in the garden of the Schaezlerpalais, Augsburg
  • Classicist tempietto in the monastery church in Maihingen , originally in the park of Hohenaltheim Palace as a memorial for Maria Theresa Princess von Thurn a. Taxis (1757–1776), the first wife of Prince Kraft Ernst von Oettingen-Wallerstein, 1777
  • Tomb for Count Philipp Carl von Oettingen-Wallerstein in the monastery church in Maihingen, 1789
  • Tomb of Johann von Halder on the western wall of the Protestant cemetery (old part, grave no. 1-5-242)
  • Tomb for Anton Ignaz von Fugger-Glött (1769–1787), Bishop of Regensburg, originally erected in Regensburg Cathedral , today in the cathedral chapter house.
  • Marble statue of a dreaming woman in the inner courtyard of the Schaezlerpalais , Augsburg, from a friendship stamp of the Augsburg banker Christian III, which was broken off in 1965 . von Münch in the garden of Aystetten Castle (around 1785).
  • Commemorative plaque for the Oettingen-Baldern house in the monastery church of the Assumption of Mary in Kirchheim am Ries , 1798
  • Interior of the crypt church in Oettingen , from 1799, completed by Johann Michael Haff , only remnants are preserved today
  • Stone figure of the Jakobsbrunnen in the courtyard of the Jakobspfründe in the old town of Augsburg: possibly also created by Thomas Ignaz Ingerl, as 1743 is given as the year of creation

Only a few of Ingerl's monuments have survived today or were described as in poor condition, disappeared or lost when Friedrich Landsperger worked on them in 1918/19. Landsperger also regrets the loss of some reliefs, as only grave monuments of the ingenious Ingerl have survived and Ingerl's works are characterized above all by their simple, classic beauty.

Signum by Iganz Ingerl

The landscape and history painter Joseph Anton Koch (1768–1839) completed his apprenticeship with Ignaz Ingerl. According to the Wiener Neustadt artist Kurt Ingerl , Ignaz Ingerl died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 49, presumably on October 12, 1800. The date of death of Ignaz Ingerl is also dated to 1802 in the currently available sources. Further research also revealed a contradicting date: October 4, 1800. Ignaz Ingerl's assistant, Johann Michael Haff , who was 20 years his junior , finally acquired Ingerl's fortune by marrying Ignaz Ingerl's widow in 1803.

Our own research in the context of this work in Augsburg at the end of 2005 gave a more complete picture of the work of the Augsburg stonemason family , but the sources dried up from the beginning of the 19th century. According to the Augsburg city archives, the reason is likely to be the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars. Ignaz Ingerl left three underage children when he died, with only one daughter reaching marriageable age.

In the book “Augsburgerzeichen und Wappen” there is also the signature of the artist Ignaz Ingerl, which depicts an armored bust on a base, surrounded by two laurel branches. The stylized initials of Ignaz Ingerl can be found on the base.

Sources to document the family connections between the Augsburg stonemasons with the name Ingerl and the Wiener Neustadt artist Kurt Ingerl (1935–1999) cannot be found in his estate either. So you can only rely on Kurt Ingerl's statement or on further investigations.

literature

Web links

Commons : Ignaz Ingerl  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ J. Landsperger: Ingero (Ingerl), Ignaz . In: Hermann Alexander Müller, Hans Wolfgang Singer (Ed.): General Artist Lexicon . Literary Institute, Rütten & Loening, Frankfurt a. M. 1921, p. 147 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ): "died on Oct. 14, 1800"
  2. ↑ Georg Kaspar Nagler: Ingerl, Ignaz . In: Neues Allgemeine KünstlerLexicon, or, News from the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, engravers, form cutters, lithographers, draftsmen, medalists, ivory workers, etc. Schwarzenberg & Schumann, 1852, p. 289 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
personal data
SURNAME Ingerl, Ignaz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Engerle, Ignaz; Ingerle, Ignaz; Ingero, Ignaz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1751 or November 11, 1752
DATE OF DEATH October 4, 1800 or October 14, 1800 or 1801 or 1802