Johann Ferdinand Feige the Elder
Johann Ferdinand Feige the Elder (* July 12, 1733 in Dresden ; † May 13, 1783 ibid) was a German sculptor in Saxony .
Life
Johann Ferdinand Feige the Elder was the third son of Johann Christian Feige the Elder and began training as a sculptor with his father at an early age. He then lived and worked with his brother Johann Friedrich Feige on his farm in Hellendorf near Pirna until 1766 . Due to the Seven Years' War (1756 to 1763) and the economically bad years, there were no major orders. He made elaborate grave monuments in and around Dresden.
Works (selection)
- 1782: Sandstone figure of a lion on the bay window of the Löwenapotheke in Dresden, lost in the war
- 1783–83: Participation in the restoration of the Zwinger in Dresden
literature
- GO Müller: Forgotten Dresden artists. 1895, p. 79.
- Georg Kaspar Nagler: New general artist lexicon or news of life and works. Vol. 4, 1837, p. 265. (contradicting information about dates of birth and death)
- Fritz Löffler : The old Dresden: history of its buildings. ISBN 3-86502-000-3 , p. 276.
- Matthias Lerm : Farewell to old Dresden: Loss of historical building fabric after 1945. 1st edition. Hinstorff-Verlag, Rostock 2000, ISBN 3-356-00876-5 , p. 282 u. 287.
Individual evidence
- ^ GO Müller: Forgotten Dresden artists. 1895, p. 79.
- ^ Fritz Löffler: The old Dresden: history of his buildings.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Feige, Johann Ferdinand the Elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Feige, Johann Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1733 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1783 |
| Place of death | Dresden |