Lorenzo Mattielli

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Karlskirche in Vienna
Michaelerkirche, Archangel Michael
Imperial Chancellery Wing of the Vienna Hofburg
Memorial stele to Lorenzo Mattielli in the Old Catholic Cemetery in Dresden

Lorenzo Mattielli (or Lorenzo Matielli ) (* 1687 in Vicenza , Italy , † April 28, 1748 in Dresden ) was an Italian sculptor who worked mainly north of the Alps.

Life

The sculptor, born in Vicenza in 1687, is one of the most important Italian baroque artists who worked north of the Alps. After training with the sculptor Orazio Marinali (1643-1720), he worked from 1711 with the support of Wilhelmine Amalie von Braunschweig-Lüneburg , wife of Emperor Joseph I , for the court in Vienna , the Viennese nobility and the church.

Work in imperial Vienna

In Vienna he worked, among other things, on the sculptural furnishings of the Vienna Hofburg , "4 Works of Hercules" on the Reichskanzleitrakt in the courtyard, on the side portal reliefs in the city ​​palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy , the Schwarzenberg palace , on the armory of the fire brigade on Am Hof square , the Karlskirche , in Thürnthal Castle and in the monasteries in Melk , Klosterneuburg and Mariazell .

In 1714 he was appointed imperial court sculptor .

The gable figure of St. Karl Borromeo at the Karlskirche in Vienna , the personifications of religion, mercy, penitentiality and zeal for prayer on the attic , as well as the angel figures on the drum , the crowning eagles on the large columns, the angels of the high altar and on the are from his hands Michaelerkirche the Engelssturzgruppe. One of his important collaborators was the young sculptor Johann Joseph Resler .

The imperial quarry

Lorenzo Mattielli mainly worked with the Zogelsdorfer Stein , then known as the Eggenburger Stein. During stone exploration, the limestone from Kaisersteinbruch could also be identified for sculptural work. A selection:

In 1737 he took part in the tender for the Providentiabrunnen on the Mehlmarkt (today Neuer Markt ), which was organized for the first time by the self-confident citizens of the city of Vienna, but the young Georg Raphael Donner received the contract .

Work in the electoral Dresden

In 1738 Mattielli was appointed “Commissioner for Ancient and Modern Statues” by Elector Friedrich August II in Dresden. In October 1739 he was the first royal court sculptor to be commissioned to make 78 larger-than-life statues for the Catholic court church , which are still on the building today.

During his time in Dresden he also worked from 1741 to 1746 in the baroque garden of the Palais Brühl-Marcolini on his main work, the Neptune Fountain , a 40-meter-wide, three-story fountain. Mattielli's workshop also created the staircase figures and fountains for the Palais Brühl , the Palais Moszyńska , the Hubertusburg hunting lodge and numerous other buildings.

Mattielli died in Dresden in 1748 and was buried in the Old Catholic Cemetery. His gravestone has not been preserved. Therefore, a memorial stele in the cemetery has been commemorating him since 2001.

In 1901, Mattiellistraße in Vienna- Wieden (4th district) was named after him.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helmuth Furch , Historisches Lexikon Kaisersteinbruch. Volume 2 I – Z, Index Mattielli Lorenzo, Elias Hill , Hercules statues, Hofburg, balconies; Portal reliefs Winter Palace Prinz Eugen. Museum and cultural association Kaisersteinbruch , Bruckneudorf-Kaisersteinbruch 2004.
  2. ^ Historical lexicon Kaisersteinbruch. Volume 2 I-Z. PDF.

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personal data
SURNAME Mattielli, Lorenzo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Matielli, Lorenzo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1687
PLACE OF BIRTH Vicenza , Italy
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 1748
Place of death Dresden