Josef Messner (sculptor)

Josef Messner (born February 9, 1837 in Oberdorf near St. Peter, Rennweg am Katschberg ; † November 7, 1886 ibid) was an Austrian sculptor and painter.

Life

Messner was born the son of a master binder . He learned the watchmaking trade in Tamsweg and Gmünd . In 1857 he opened a repair workshop in Rennweg am Katschberg. He also made portrait paintings and wood carvings. Some church paintings and wood carvings also date from this period.

In 1861 he went to Munich , where he first attended the art association school and then studied at the Royal Art Academy with Joseph Schlotthauer , Wilhelm von Kaulbach and Moritz von Schwind until 1867 . Messner was a member of the Munich Association for Christian Art .

After a short stay in Carinthia, he worked in Schwanthaler's studio . There he created Hanns Gasser's statue in 1869/70 , which is now in Villach . Funded by Villacher Kunstfreunde and the Carinthian State Parliament , he was able to complete a study trip to Florence and Rome in 1872, where he stayed for eight years.

Works

In Carinthia he created numerous grave monuments, such as that of the Ghon family in Villach-Perau and that of the Feldner family in Radlach . He also created portraits and sculptural works, especially for the Vienna Parliament .

Hans Gasser monument, 1871.
Moritz von Schwind bust, 1871
Venus with the pouting Cupid
The listening nymph
Carinthia
Münichshofer bust in Hüttenberg , 1876
Descent from the Cross, altarpiece in the divided church near Gmünd
Figures at the Gnome Fountain in Althofen

literature

F. Zopp: Messner, Josef (1837–1886), sculptor and painter. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 243.
Christian Brugger, Karin Leitner-Ruhe, Gottfried Biedermann: Modernism in Carinthia - with photos by Wim van der Kallen. Carinthia publishing house, Vienna / Graz / Klagenfurt 2009, ISBN 978-3-85378-582-9 , p. 158 f.

Web links

Commons : Josef Messner - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Association for Christian Art in Munich (ed.): Festgabe in memory of the 50th year. Anniversary. Lentner'sche Hofbuchhandlung, Munich 1910, p. 100.

personal data
SURNAME	Messner, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH	February 9, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oberdorf near St. Peter, Rennweg am Katschberg
DATE OF DEATH	November 7, 1886
Place of death	Oberdorf near St. Peter, Rennweg am Katschberg

[1] Association for Christian Art in Munich (ed.): Festgabe in memory of the 50th year. Anniversary. Lentner'sche Hofbuchhandlung, Munich 1910, p. 100.