Joseph Knabl
Joseph Knabl (born July 17, 1819 in Fließ (Tyrol); † November 3, 1881 in Munich ) was an Austrian sculptor and professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.
life and work
Joseph Knabl, the son of a farmer, completed an apprenticeship as a carver with the Imst sculptor Franz Xaver Renn from 1834 to 1837 . He then went to Munich, where he found employment with Joseph Otto Entres and came under the artistic influence of the sculptor Konrad Eberhard , in whose studio he worked for some time. After working as a sculptor in Anselm Sickinger's studio , he went on a study trip to Tyrol, Württemberg and the Rhineland in 1854. In 1856 the Munich Association for the Training of Trades gave him a teaching position at the association's own modeling school. Two years later Joseph Gabriel Mayer appointed him artistic director of the Mayer'schen Hofkunstanstalt, which he founded . In this position, Knabl created countless models and drawings and gave many of his students employment at the art institute. In 1862 he was appointed to the newly created chair for Christian sculpture at the Munich Royal Art Academy.
The tomb of Joseph Knabl is on the old southern cemetery in Munich (New Arkadenplatz 47 at cemetery) Location .
His main works in Munich include the “Coronation of Mary” in the high altar of the Frauenkirche and the “Baptism of Christ” for the high altar of the St. Johannes Church in the Haidhausen district .
Knabl was a member of the Munich Association for Christian Art . For his achievements he was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit from St. Michael and the Prussian Order of the Crown . The art academies in Munich, Düsseldorf and Vienna made him an honorary member.
The painter Karl Knabl was Joseph Knabl's son.
Appreciation
On the occasion of his 200th birthday, the artist's complete oeuvre will be exhibited in his home town of Fließ. The Museum Association Fließ is responsible for the exhibition.
Works (selection)
- Mergentheim , parish church: Colossal group Baptism of Christ (1852)
- Augsburg Cathedral : Several Figures (1854)
- Velden , parish church: 13 life-size figures of the Savior and the Apostles (1855)
- Eichstätter Dom : statue of St. Anne (1858)
- Passau, Votive Church : Coronation of Mary (1863)
- Rottenburg Cathedral : Several Figures (1867)
- Bamberg, St. Jakobs Church : Altar with Christ on the cross, Maria and Johannes (1878)
- Trausnitz Castle , Georgskapelle: Holy Mary as Patrona Bavariae with the baby Jesus. King Ludwig II kneels in front of her as Grand Prior of the Order of St. George
- Kienberg parish church St. Martin: high altar, side altars, communion bench and pulpit as well as the figures of the Immaculate , the Sacred Heart and St. Martin of Tours (1854)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Knabl, Joseph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 12th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, p. 133 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Hyacinth Holland : Knabl, Josef . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 260.
- Knabl, 1) Joseph . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 11, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1907, p. 163 .
- Association for Christian Art in Munich: Festgabe in memory of the 50th year. Anniversary. Lentner'sche Hofbuchhandlung, Munich 1910, pp. 64–65.
- Knabl, Josef . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 20 : Kaufmann – Knilling . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 559-560 .
Web links
- Kurzbiografie (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Invitation to the exhibition for Joseph Knabl on his 200th birthday . Museum Fliess. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knabl, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knabl, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flow |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 3, 1881 |
| Place of death | Munich |