Josef Meissl the Elder
Josef Meissl the Elder (* 1730 in Asparn an der Zaya ; † April 14, 1790 in Vienna ) was an Austrian builder and architect .
Life
Josef Meissl came from Asparn an der Zaya in Lower Austria , where he probably completed an apprenticeship with his father, a master bricklayer. In 1755 he appeared at the Vienna Academy , where he attended several courses in painting, sculpture, and architecture. In 1761 Meissl was accepted into the Viennese master builder guild. But he also worked in Poysdorf and in 1767 became Principal Liechtenstein Construction Director. As Isidore Canevale's successor , he was appointed court architect to Prince Alois I in 1887 .
Meissl's nephew was Joseph Hardtmuth , with whom he also often worked. Among the eleven children of Meissl was the son of the same name, Josef Meissl the Younger, who also became a master builder.
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Josef Meissl worked as a builder, architect and building contractor. As a speculator, he built houses on building plots belonging to him, such as the grounds of the former Himmelpfort monastery in Vienna. A large area of activity was also the renovation and expansion of existing older buildings. Meissl represented the style of the Josephine slab with simple and functional facades.
- Savoysches Damenstift , Johannesgasse 15, Vienna 1 (1770–1772), renovation
- Residential house , Bräunerstraße 5, Vienna 1 (1776), change; Rebuilt in 1861
- Paltisches Haus , Himmelpfortgasse 15, Vienna 1 (1777), stable construction, converted by him in 1783
- Residential house , Ballgasse 4, Vienna 1 (1785), for Joseph Kühtreiber, the owner of the building site was Meissl, under monument protection
- Residential house , Himmelpfortgasse 7 / Rauhensteingasse 7, Vienna 1 (1786), facade revised, under monument protection
- Residential house , Himmelpfortgasse 11, Vienna 1 (1786), renovation, under monument protection
- Grünsteidlhaus , Große Sperlgasse 2 / Kleine Sperlgasse 1a, Vienna 2 (1788), later changed
- Residential house , Beatrixgasse 4, Vienna 3 (1788), later changed
- Palais Liechtenstein , Herrengasse 6–8, Vienna 1 (an 1789), with Joseph Hardtmuth, completed by him in 1792; Demolished in 1913 and 1917
Web links
- Josef Meissl the Elder. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meissl the Elder, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chisel, Josef; Meißl, Josef; Meisl, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian builder and architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1730 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Asparn on the Zaya |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1790 |
| Place of death | Vienna |