Josef Kiechl (sculptor)
Josef Kiechl (* 16th October 1757 in Imst , Habsburg Monarchy , † 7 / 8. October 1829 in Vienna , Empire of Austria ) was an Austrian sculptor and ore caster .
Live and act
Josef Kiechl was born on October 16, 1757 as the son of a miner and bird dealer in Imst in Tyrol . According to other sources, his father was also a bricklayer ; according to the same source, the profession of bird dealer is also considered secure. Due to his early talent for art he became a sculptor and sculptor and as such delivered numerous important works. As a student and assistant to Franz Anton von Zauner , also a Tyrolean, he was asked to work on the equestrian monument to Joseph II , which still stands today on Josefplatz in Vienna . For the work, which was completed in 1806, Zauner was awarded the nobility as Edler von Falpetan by Emperor Franz I in the following year . The works of Kiechl belong to classicism in the footsteps of Zauner. Other works by Kiechl include a bust of the professor and later Appellate Councilor Franz Xaver Jellenz , which he cast in 1806 for the University of Innsbruck . Furthermore, in 1824 he created a 50 cm high, gold-colored bronze bust of Emperor Franz, which he sent to the Tyrolean State Museum . Later the bust came to Vienna through the purchase of the belvedere from Prince Eduard Schönburg-Hartenstein . Kiechl also gave the Tyrolean State Museum an artfully carved and later bronzed candelabra as a gift. Nothing has come down to us about his further life or other works. On October 7 and 8, 1829, Kiechl died a few days before his 72nd birthday in Vienna.
Web links
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kiechl, Joseph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 11th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, p. 239 ( digitized version ).
- Kiechl, Josef. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 321.
- Josef Kiechl in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
Individual evidence
- ↑ A list of all students who have received public prizes from the subjects of the patriotic curriculum, whatever their progress, at the royal university in Innsbruck. - Booklet of the accountability speech about this college. - August 26, 1810
- ↑ Bust of Emperor Franz I , accessed on February 21, 2018
- ^ Franz Tschischka - Art and antiquity in the Austrian imperial state. Geographically shown - Vienna 1836 - Fr.Beck, 8 °. - p. 140 and 369
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kiechl, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kiechl, Joseph (different spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor and ore caster |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1757 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Imst , Habsburg Monarchy |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 1829 or October 8, 1829 |
| Place of death | Vienna , Austrian Empire |