Marx Schokotnigg
Marx Schokotnigg (baptized April 25, 1661 in Oberburg, today Gornji Grad , Slovenia, † September 24, 1731 near Graz ) was an Austrian baroque sculptor .
Life
Schokotnigg lived in Italy for nine years to study. In 1697 he tried in vain to be accepted into the Graz Confraternity. He received larger commissions from Fischer von Erlach , who among other things commissioned him to work on the Kaiser Ferdinand Mausoleum in Graz.
Schokotnigg had two sons, Marcus Anton (1700–1755) and Joseph (1700–1755). The second was also a sculptor and chairman of the Styrian painters and sculptors confraternity.
Works
Schokotnigg left a plethora of works including:
- Statues on the balustrade of Admont Abbey
- Figures and altars in the Birkfeld parish church
- Marian column in Murau
- Sculptures in the Graz Cathedral
- Pulpit of the Graz Andräkirche
- Pulpit of the parish church St. Peter (Graz) (presumably)
- Altar sculptures in the Graz Franciscan Church , the Graz Leonhard Church and the old Graz Ursuline Church
literature
- R. List: Art and Artists of Styria , Volume 3, 1974
Web links
Commons : Marx Schokotnigg - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Austria Forum: Schokotnigg, Marx ; Retrieved December 25, 2011
- ^ Art in Austria: From the Early Middle Ages to the Present, Volume 2, Page 89, Forum Verlag 1973
- ^ The baroque sculptors Johannes Georg and Josef Stammel, page 12, Leykam-Verlag 2004
- ↑ a b Österreich Lexikon, Volume 2, page 360
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schokotnigg, Marx |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1661 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Upper castle, today Gornji Grad , Slovenia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1731 |
| Place of death | near Graz |