Leopold mother
Leopold Mutter (born December 22, 1827 in Unteralpfen , † May 27, 1887 in Munich ) was an altar and portrait sculptor.
Life
Leopold Mutter was a student of the sculptors Johann Petz and Ferdinand Preckle, whose studio he took over after his death in 1865 at the same time as the still unfinished work on the altar of the parish church in Donauwörth. He created sculptures for a number of churches in southern Germany, including in Mindelheim, Breitenbrunn, Türkheim, Westerheim, the pilgrimage church in Wemding and his hometown Unteralpfen. He was a member of the Munich Association for Christian Art, founded in 1860 .
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : mother, Leopold . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 544 f.
- Art Chronicle. 3, 1868, pp. 190-191.
- Christian art . 4 (1907/1908) supplement p. 102.
- Festival of the Association for Christian Art. Munich 1910, p. 121.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mother, Leopold . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 299 .
- ↑ ADB, p. 544
- ↑ ADB, p. 545.
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| SURNAME | Mother, Leopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German altar and portrait sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Unteralpfen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 1887 |
| Place of death | Munich |