Johannes Leeb

Grave of Johannes Leeb on the old southern cemetery in Munich location

Portrait of Burkhard Zingg, created by Johannes Leeb

The bust of Maximilian on the Memmingen district court, created by Johannes Leeb

Johannes Leeb (born September 1, 1790 in Memmingen , † July 5, 1863 in Munich ), also called Johann Leeb, was a sculptor and stonemason.

Life

Johannes Leeb was born on September 1, 1790 in Memmingen , Upper Swabia . At the age of 21 he went to Paris and was enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich on February 27, 1816 . During his studies he made plaster models for architectural decorations. A scholarship for Rome gave him the commission for a life-size statue of Leda . After creating several works of art in Rome, he returned to Munich in 1826. There he died on July 5, 1863. Streets were named after Johannes Leeb in his home town of Memmingen and in Munich where he worked.

tomb

The grave of Johannes Leeb is located in the Old Southern Cemetery in Munich (Gräberfeld 7, row 10, Platz 15) location . 48.128638888889 11.566138888889

Works

Busts of the ten most famous composers in the great hall of the Munich Odeon
Oil painting with a view of the Hallhof in Memmingen
Bust of King Maximilian II of Bavaria in the Memmingen district court
Two statues in the gable of the Munich Glyptothek
Statue of a young girl with a nest full of cupids in Rome
Statue of Burkhard Zingg in Memmingen (Kaisergraben)
Statues Art and Science as a wall fountain for a school in Winterthur (1861)
Busts of the baron Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein and the medic Hermann Boerhaave in the Walhalla near Regensburg (1825)
Fontaine de l'Escalade in Geneva, in the rue de la Cité (1857)
Fontaine L'Enfant et le Crocodile in Geneva, in the Musée d'art et d'histoire (date unknown)

literature

Hyacinth Holland : Leeb, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 118 f.

Web links

Meyers Konversationslexikon

Individual evidence

↑ Memminger Chronik des Friedrich Clauss, Memmingen, 1894, page 167
^ The register book of the AdbK. Retrieved June 19, 2008 .
^ The Memmingen street directory. Retrieved June 19, 2008 .
^ Hermann Sand : Sollner street names. Leebstrasse. In: sollner-hefte.de. Retrieved June 20, 2013 .
^ Franz Schiermeier, Florian Scheungraber: Alter Südlicher Friedhof in Munich, overview plan of the tombs, ISBN 978-3-9811425-6-3
↑ Johannes Leeb on justiz.bayern.de. Retrieved July 19, 2008 .

personal data
SURNAME	Leeb, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Leeb, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor and stonemason
DATE OF BIRTH	September 1, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH	Memmingen , Upper Swabia
DATE OF DEATH	July 5, 1863
Place of death	Munich

[1] Memminger Chronik des Friedrich Clauss, Memmingen, 1894, page 167

[2] The register book of the AdbK. Retrieved June 19, 2008 .

[3] The Memmingen street directory. Retrieved June 19, 2008 .

[4] Hermann Sand : Sollner street names. Leebstrasse. In: sollner-hefte.de. Retrieved June 20, 2013 .

[5] Franz Schiermeier, Florian Scheungraber: Alter Südlicher Friedhof in Munich, overview plan of the tombs, ISBN 978-3-9811425-6-3

[6] Johannes Leeb on justiz.bayern.de. Retrieved July 19, 2008 .