Karl Schwerzek
Karl Schwerzek (born October 16, 1848 in Friedek , Silesia , † November 13, 1918 in Vienna ) was an Austrian sculptor of historicism .
Life
Karl Schwerzek, originally from Silesia , studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts . He became a member of the Künstlerhaus in 1881 .
Schwerzek was buried in the Baumgartner Friedhof (group 25, number 377).
meaning
Stylistically, Karl Schwerzek belonged to historicism . In the course of expanding Vienna's Ringstrasse , he created statues for some magnificent buildings.
Works
- Statue of Duke Rudolf IV, 1885 (Vienna, University )
- Statue Hera , 1887 (Vienna, Parliament )
- Monument to Anastasius Grün , 1891 (Vienna, Schillerplatz )
- Monument to Nikolaus Lenau , 1891 (Vienna, Schillerplatz)
- Statue Herodotus , 1898 (Vienna, Parliament)
- Figures Plato, Aristotle, Moses, Petrus (Vienna, University)
- Figures Demosthenes, Cicero, Daphnis, Leonidas, Themistocles (Vienna, Parliament)
- Works in Troppau and Teschen
literature
- W. Krause: Schwerzek (Schwerczek) Carl. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 12, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2001–2005, ISBN 3-7001-3580-7 , p. 53.
- Felix Czeike: Historical Lexicon Vienna Vol. 5 . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1997
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwerzek, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwerzek, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Friedek , Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1918 |
| Place of death | Vienna |