Johann Friedrich Funk (sculptor, 1706)

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Johann Friedrich Funk (I.), Portrait of Jakob Emanuel Handmann (1746)

Johann Friedrich Funk (I.) (baptized April 4, 1706 in Murten ; † April 1, 1775 in Bern ; citizen of Nidau ) was a Swiss sculptor .

Life

Funk was the second eldest son of Johann Lorenz Funk, a mail forwarder from Frankfurt am Main , and Anna Margaritha, née Sergant. The cabinet maker Mathäus Funk was his older brother. Funk learned the carving trade in Bern. Since his apprenticeship he had been friends with Johann August Nahl , who stayed in Bern from 1746 to 1755. From 1733 he created architectural sculptures in Bern such as house signs, portals, gable reliefs, fountains, statues and the new mayor's throne. But he was also active outside the Bernese rule: he created tombs, epitaphs and facade sculptures in Basel , where he also furnished the Wildt'sche Haus . Mirrors, frames, console tables and much more left his workshop.

In 1749 he received permission from the Bernese council to set up a marble saw and loop in the mat in Bern. Here he processed marbles and limestone from the Bernese Oberland (Grindelwald, Rosenlaui, Zweilütschinen) and from the Vaud (between Yvorne and Roche VD , for example Viviser marble , Truche Fardel quarry , or Truchefardel Yvorne). He received the latter from Jean David Fatio, an employee of the marble cutters Marbriers Doret from Vevey . The works for the monastery , the Burgerspital , the Blatternhaus , the library gallery and the Hôtel de Musique in Bern are outstanding . After his death, his son of the same name, Johann Friedrich Funk, took over the workshop.

The most important and most extensive collection of works by Johann Friedrich Funk (I.) is now in Jegenstorf Castle , his written estate is in the Bern Burger Library .

Works

literature

  • Paul Bissegger, "Une dynastie d'artisans vaudois: les marbriers Doret (prédécesseurs de la marbrerie Rossier à Vevey)", Revue suisse d'art et d'archéologie , 1980/2, pp. 97-122.
  • Gilles Brodard, Alessio Christen: Le monument funéraire de Jean-Frideric de Diesbach à Torny-le-Grand. In: Patrimoine fribourgeois. No. 19, 2010, ZDB -ID 1139671-4 , pp. 4-9.
  • Peter Felder: Baroque sculpture of Switzerland (= contributions to the history of art in Switzerland; 6). Wiese, Basel 1988, ISBN 3-9091-5806-4 .
  • Hermann von Fischer : Fonck a Berne. Furniture and equipment from the Funk family of craftsmen in Bern in the 18th century. 2nd Edition. Stämpfli, Bern 2002, ISBN 3-7272-9115-X .
  • Manuel Kehrli: Furniture and interior fittings of the Grande Société from 1766 to 1834. In: Claudia Lehmann (Red.): Hôtel de Musique and Grande Société in Bern. 1759-2009. Licorne-Verlag, Murten et al. 2009, ISBN 978-3-85654-181-1 , pp. 169-210.
  • Dave Lüthi: L'oeuvre funéraire de Johann Friedrich Funk I. Etat de la question et nouvelles attributions. In: Dave Lüthi, Nicolas Bock (ed.), Petit précis patrimonial. 23 études d'histoire de l'art, offertes à Gaëtan Cassina (= Études lausannoises d'histoire de l'art. Vol. 7). Edimento, Lausanne 2008, ISBN 978-2-8399-0459-9 , pp. 279-296.
  • Robert L. Wyss: The council chamber of the outer state of Bern , in: Our art monuments No. 25 (1974), pp. 183-195. doi : 10.5169 / seals-393160

Collections

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Toni P. Labhart, Manuel Kehrli: Chimneys made of Bernese marble . Jegenstorf Castle Foundation, 2003 ISBN 3-9522728-0-9

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Funk, Johann Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Funk, Johann Friedrich the Elder; Funk, Johann Friedrich I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH baptized April 4, 1706
PLACE OF BIRTH Murten
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1775
Place of death Bern