Johann Ladner

Ladner's Nepomuk statue in front of the Inzlingen moated castle

St. John of Nepomuk at the city fountain in Bludenz

Johann Ladner (* 1707 in Kappl ; † June 11, 1779 ) was an Austrian late Baroque sculptor.

Life

Johann Ladner's artistic career began with an apprenticeship as a bricklayer, stonemason and stone sculptor in Paznaun , which also took him to southern Germany. Then he went on a hike and here he can be found in documents in the Baden town of Inzlingen in 1730 . His stone sculpting work is one of the most interesting national aspects of the artist.

In 1735 the meanwhile married Ladner returned to Tyrol. From then on he carved his works almost exclusively in wood. His works can be assigned to the popularly oriented late baroque.

Works

• Inzlingen (Nepomuk statue at the Inzlingen moated castle , 1731)
• One of his main works was created in Bludenz in 1735 with the stone Nepomuk figure for the city fountain there
• Mathon (Pietà on the Calvary, 1742)
• Kappl : tomb of the curate Schmid in the Kappl parish church (1753); Kappler Jews; Crucifixion group on the outside wall of the church
• Parish church Gantschier : Altar with the central Madonna and Child , from the former Agatha chapel of the village (1769)
• Galtür (altars in the parish church)
• Samnaun (Kalvarienberg)

Exhibitions

• The baroque sculptor Johann Ladner. Montafon Local History Museum Schruns (November 29, 2007 to April 5, 2008)

literature

• Andreas Rudigier : Johann Ladner (1707–1779): A late baroque sculptor from Paznaun.

Web links

Commons : Johann Ladner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files