Josef Tautenhayn
Josef Tautenhayn , his first name also written Joseph (* May 5, 1837 in Vienna ; † April 1, 1911 ibid) was an Austrian sculptor and medalist .
biography
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Josef Tautenhayn was a coin engraver at the main mint in Vienna from 1862 , head of the engraving academy from 1874 and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1881 to 1905 . His students included the medalists Rudolf Marschall and Richard Placht .
He created numerous commemorative and portrait medals as well as sculptural jewelry and handicrafts for buildings on Vienna's Ringstrasse , including the allegorical figures of the executive and legislature for the Pallas-Athene fountain in front of the parliament building . He created works for the University of Vienna , the Museum of Art History and the Reichsrat building .
For his services and the high quality of his work, he was appointed to the kuk chamber supplier .
In 1912, Tautenhayngasse in Vienna's Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus (15th district) was named after him.
He was the father of the sculptor and medalist Josef Tautenhayn the Younger , the composer Karl Tautenhayn and the actor Ernst Tautenhayn .
literature
- W. Krause: Tautenhayn Josef d. Ä .. In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 14, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2012–, ISBN 978-3-7001-7312-0 , p. 222 f. (Direct links on p. 222 , p. 223 ).
- Leonard Forrer : Biographical dictionary of medallists, coin-, gem-, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, etc. ancient and modern. With references to their works, BC 500 - AD 1900. Vol. 6, London 1916, pp. 35-40 ( digitized ).
- Ferdinand Dahl: Catalog for the exhibition Art Medals - Medal Art ( Memento from April 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) , Part 3 = Der Steckenreiter. Additional hours dedicated to the pleasure of coins. A coin post from the Numismatic Society Bonner Münzfreunde e. V., volume 93. Numismatic Society Bonner Münzfreunde, Bonn 2014, p. 13 (with illustrations);
Web links
- Entry on Josef Tautenhayn in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ilse Krumpöck: Die Bildwerke im Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna 2004, p. 116 f., P. 136 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tautenhayn, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tautenhain, Josef; Tautenheim, Joseph; Tautenhayn, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor and medalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1911 |
| Place of death | Vienna |