Johannes Seiler
Johannes Seiler (born August 5, 1871 in Nuremberg , † August 23, 1954 in Neunhof near Nuremberg) was a German sculptor and painter .
Johannes Seiler was the son of the 2nd Mayor of Nuremberg Christoph von Seiler (1822–1904). After attending the Nuremberg School of Applied Arts , he studied sculpture from 1890 to 1897 at the Munich Art Academy under Syrius Eberle and painting under Hermann Groeber and Bernhard Buttersack . After a long stay in Italy, he lived and worked in Munich from 1898 and in Nuremberg from 1913. From 1900 he also turned to landscape painting.
Works (selection)
- 1909: Baptismal angel with baptismal bowl, St. Laurentius, Lorenzkirch
- 1910: Figure of a knight, building of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Nuremberg
- 1912–16: Figures by Valentin Kötzler and Christoph Scheurl on the outside facade of the Palace of Justice , Nuremberg
- 1923: War memorial, Feuchtwangen
- War memorial in Pausitz
literature
- Manfred H. Grieb : Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon. Visual artists, artisans, scholars, collectors, cultural workers and patrons from the 12th to the middle of the 20th century. KG Saur, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-091296-8 , pp. 1424-1425.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Akadamie of Fine Arts Munich: John Seiler, Matrikelbucheintrag, 1890. Accessed March 7, 2020 .
Web links
- Works by Johannes Seiler at artprice.de
- Portrait photo
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seiler, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd August 1954 |
| Place of death | Neunhof (Nuremberg) |