Benedict Henrici
Benedikt Henrici or Johann Henrici (born February 15 - 1749 in Laingruben, Benediktbeuern , † August 28, 1799 in Vienna ) was a German - Austrian sculptor and early classicist architect.
Life
Benedict Henrici was born as the son of Josephus Heinrizi and his wife Catharina in Laingruben, today's Benediktbeuern, in Bavaria . The exact date of birth is questionable; he was baptized on February 15, 1749 with the name Benedictus Hainrizi and because, according to the custom at the time, baptism took place very soon after birth, this date could also be the date of birth.
Nothing is known about his youth and early training. The first indication of his professional training is an entry dated December 16, 1766 in the student directory of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna , where he is registered as " Benedictus Henrici, sculptor from Benedict Bavaria ".
In 1775, Henrici worked for Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg in furnishing the Gloriette and the sculptural decoration of the park of Schönbrunn Palace with the Roman ruins and the obelisk fountain . Hetzendorf had drawn many young artists who were active in Vienna and were just beginning their careers to collaborate on his projects. So worked Johann Martin Fischer and the " clever ornament sculptor Benedikt H. " in 1780 at the facilities of the St. Michael's Church along with Hetzendorf. That year Henrici applied unsuccessfully for the director's post at the Bossier and Ornament School of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.
From 1790 to 1796 Henrici was in the service of the Esterházy magnate family and in 1793, under Prince Anton Esterházy, was entrusted with the construction of stables and guard buildings at Esterházy Palace in Eisenstadt .
Henrici died in Vienna of " nervous fever " and was buried at the Matzleinsdorf cemetery . He left behind two underage children whose guardian was his long-time colleague Johann Martin Fischer.
meaning
Henrici's works at the turn from late baroque and rococo to classicism show him as an artist who knew how to demonstrate his artistic abilities both with the rococo shape of the church tower and with buildings of the new style.
His first significant work is the tower of the collegiate church in Vienna, which was renewed in 1772 and which draws its inspiration from the Rococo with the gilded decorations. Towards the end of his creative period, after 1790, he was involved in changing the facades of Ernstbrunn Palace to an as yet unexplored extent, which documents the change in style to classicism.
Works (selection)
- 1772: Upper part of the tower and spire of the collegiate church in Vienna
- 1775: Gloriette in Schönbrunn Palace Park
- 1777: Obelisk fountain in Schönbrunn Palace Park
- 1780: Ornamental decoration of the tabernacle on the high altar of the Michaelerkirche in Vienna
- 1782: Restoration of the grave monuments of the Trautson and Mollart families in the Michaelerkirche
- 1784: High altar in the parish church of Göllersdorf
- 1784–1786: High altar in the Schottenfeld Church in Vienna based on a design by Johann Baptist Hagenauer
- 1791: Interior of the former Esterházy Palace in Vienna
- 1793: Stable and main guard building in Esterházy Palace in Eisenstadt
- 1796–1797: Interior of the Palais Lamberg-Sprinzenstein in Vienna
Individual evidence
- ↑ Benedikt Hainrizi in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna based on the Historisches Lexikon Wien by Felix Czeike, accessed on September 11, 2016
- ↑ a b Benedikt Henrici. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007. accessed on October 22, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henrici, Benedict |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henrici, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian early classicist architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1749 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Benediktbeuern |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 28, 1799 |
| Place of death | Vienna |