Johann Baptist Feßler
Johann Baptist Feßler (born August 29, 1803 in Bregenz , † March 14, 1875 in Vienna ; also written Fessler ) was an Austrian sculptor .
Life
The son of a master turner initially worked in his father's workshop, where the first wood carvings were created. Feßler graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1822 to 1831, where he attended the engraving school from 1822 to 1825 under Josef Klieber . From 1826 to 1832 he studied in the sculpting class of Johann Nepomuk Schaller .
Feßler first created small sculptures until he received the order for several decorative groups of figures from the House of Liechtenstein . In 1848 he created a colossal bust of Mozart , some portraits of composers and Cupids for the Mozarthof in Vienna's Rauhensteingasse. He made several portrait busts of Austrian generals for the Heldenberg Memorial . He modeled an award-winning marble statue of Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg for the Elisabeth Bridge , which was demolished in 1897 , and is now on the access road to the Vienna City Hall . In the course of the construction of the Vienna Votive Church , Feßler created numerous statues, reliefs and over 350 models. This job kept him busy for 17 years. At the same time he made portrait busts of prominent personalities as well as larger-than-life groups of figures for the Elisabeth Church in Vienna .
In the course of time Feßler turned away from the classical theories of his teacher Josef Klieber. Fessler was not an individualist, but rather predestined to work in an ensemble.
After his death he was buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery. The Feßlergasse in Vienna- favorites was named in 1958 after him.
Works
- 102 portrait busts of military leaders , Heldenberg Memorial
- Busts of the composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Gaetano Donizetti , Vincenzo Bellini , Ludwig van Beethoven , Luigi Cherubini , Christoph Willibald Gluck , Joseph Haydn , Giacomo Meyerbeer and Gioachino Rossini , 1849 (Vienna, Mozarthof)
- Decorative jewelry of the Liechtenstein Palace , 1844–47
- 350 models for gargoyles, angels, gnomes, human heads, animal figures, a colossal Christ head, statues of Heinrich II., Saints Gregory and Augustine, the prophets Joel, Daniel, Amos and Zacharias, as well as a relief above the sacristy door for the Votive Church Vienna
- Monument to Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (Vienna, Elisabeth Bridge; today Rathausplatz )
- Sculptures for the Elisabeth Church , Vienna
- Bust of Louis Spohr (Vienna, State Opera )
- Portrait bust of Ludwig Ritter von Benedek , 1848, cast from 1996, hollow bronze cast, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Feßler, Johann Baptist . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 28th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1874, p. 332 ( digitized version ).
- Fessler Johann Bapt .. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 305.
- Felix Czeike: Historical Lexicon Vienna Vol. 2 . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1993.
- Ilse Krumpöck: The sculptures in the Army History Museum , Vienna 2004, p. 44 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ilse Krumpöck: Die Bildwerke im Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna 2004, p. 45.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Feßler, Johann Baptist |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fessler, Johann Baptist |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bregenz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1875 |
| Place of death | Vienna |