Josef Blatner

Josef Blatner , also Joseph Blatner , (born August 24, 1895 in Munich ; † August 28, 1987 there ) was a German art historian and monument conservator .

Life

In 1914 he graduated from the Realgymnasium. He then studied for the profession of drawing teacher at the Technical University , the School of Applied Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich until he graduated in 1921. He then worked as a teacher for art education at various schools in Bavaria. a. in Hof, from 1935 at the Klenzeschule (Oberrealschule III) in Munich and was appointed professor in 1940 . In addition, he studied art history at the University of Munich from 1921 to 1925 , with his main interest in baroque art . He did not complete a dissertation on the Rococo sculptors in Lower Bavaria .

In 1945 he became an employee of the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation , first in Middle Franconia , then as a consultant for Upper Bavaria . He retired on September 1, 1960. After the Second World War he campaigned for the preservation of numerous buildings in Munich and was responsible for the restoration of numerous churches in Upper Bavaria.

Since joining in 1918, he has been involved in the Munich Antiquities Association , since 1965 as its 1st chairman.

He put together an extensive collection of antiques of all kinds, metalwork, ceramics, sculptures, reverse glass paintings, furniture, clocks and much more. In 1985 he bequeathed his collection of around 2100 objects to the Archdiocese of Munich . This is now in the Diocesan Museum Freising

Publications (selection)

• On the Bavarian art history of the 18th century. I. An unknown church building Joh. Mich. Fisherman; II. Egid Quirin Asam's drafts for a planned refurbishment of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Deggendorf . In: Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst NF 4, 1927, pp. 84–89.
• Repair of baroque facades . In: Report of the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation 1953/54, pp. 35–38.
• Contributions to the work of Ignaz Günther . In: Deutsche Kunst und Denkmalpflege 1956, pp. 59–61.
• For the restoration of the cathedral crypt in Freising . In: Report of the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation 15, 1956, pp. 39–40.
• with Ludwig Krafft: Art treasures from Munich private collection. Exhibition for the centenary of the Münchener Altertumsverein eV from 1864 in the Munich City Museum, September 14th to October 24th, 1965 . Hans Holzinger, Munich 1965.

literature

• Friedrich FA Kuntze: Professor Josef Blatner on his 80th birthday. In: Weltkunst . 45, 1975, p. 1380.
• Sylvia Hahn: Culture of Crafts. The Joseph Blatner (1895–1987) collection in the Diözesanmuseum Freising (= Diocesan Museum for Christian Art of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising Catalogs and Writings 11). Manz, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-87904-124-5 .