Josef Lax
Josef Lax (born May 19, 1851 in Vienna ; † March 13, 1909 there ) was an Austrian sculptor of historicism .
Life
Josef Lax studied from 1866 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Franz Bauer and Carl Kundmann . After study trips back to Vienna, he became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus in 1876 . After his death, Lax was buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery (grave 41 A / 1/4).
plant
Josef Lax worked in the then prevailing style of historicism. Above all, he created sculptures for the design of various monumental buildings in the Vienna Ringstrasse zone as well as grave monuments.
- Groups of bronze putti , Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Spital , Bettina-Stiftungspavillon, Stiege, Vienna 15 (1882)
- Bust , Anton Füster tomb , Vienna Central Cemetery (1882)
- Statues by Caroline Neuber , Friedrich Ludwig Schröder , Conrad Eckhof , August Wilhelm Iffland , Feststiege, Burgtheater , Vienna 1 (around 1882)
- Figures of Jurisprudence , University , Vienna 1
- Statue of a citizen soldier and representative of civil professions , town hall , attic balustrade, Vienna 1
- Inscriptions with artist names and bucolic scenes , Kunsthistorisches Museum , Hall VII, Vienna 1
- Portrait medallion by Johann Natterer , Natural History Museum , vestibule, Vienna 1st district
- Hercules frees Prometheus , Michaelertrakt, Hofburg , Vienna 1 (1893)
- Bronze bust , Eduard Herbst tomb , Vienna Central Cemetery (1894)
- Bust tondo and crowning muse figure , Franz Köstinger tomb, Vienna Central Cemetery
- Friede , Neue Burg , Corps de Logis, Vienna 1 (around 1900)
- Livy , parliament , ramp, Vienna 1 (1900)
- 4 horse tamers , bronze, Parliament, Vienna 1 (designed 1882, cast 1898–1901)
- Statues of Appius Claudius and Ptolemy Lagi, Orpheus and Numa Pompilius , Plato and Aristotle , T. Manlius Torquatus , Parliament
literature
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Lax Josef. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 3, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-218-00545-0 , pp. 695-695 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Commons : Josef Lax - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Tomb of Josef Lax at the Vienna Central Cemetery
- Picture and report about Josef Lax in the magazine Sport und Salon, October 5, 1901
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lax, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor of historicism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1909 |
| Place of death | Vienna |