Medardus Höbelt

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Medardus Höbelt (born July 2, 1914 in Weißkirchlitz near Teplitz-Schönau ; † February 1, 2011 in Altenburg ) was a German musician , painter and church interior designer.

Life

Medardus Höbelt studied music in Munich from 1932 to 1936, already as a child . He then completed an apprenticeship at the ceramic college in Teplitz-Schönau. In 1938 he was called up for military service. During the Second World War he fought on different fronts. After he was released from English captivity, he ended up in Wolfenbüttel , where he temporarily found work. In 1948 he began studying at the Art Academy in Dresden . There he was a student of Professor Bruno Seener . He then worked as a painter in a decorative painting company. Here he also learned the technique of wall and fresco painting .

Since 1952 he worked as a freelancer. As an artist, he devoted himself almost exclusively to sacred art . Many churches in the Saxon - Thuringian area were designed by him. A special focus of his work was the design and manufacture of lead and concrete glass windows , as well as Stations of the Cross , altar paintings and depictions of saints , preferably in pastel painting . He also created tabernacles , church candlesticks and crosses in wood and bronze . In later years he also wrote reflections on his sacred works of art.

From the age of 16 he dealt intensively with Dante's Divine Comedy , which had a strong influence on his life and work. His motto in life came from this work: It is love that moves the universe.

Productive well into old age, Medardus Höbelt died at the age of 97 in Altenburg and was buried in the main cemetery there.

Honors

Works (selection)

  • Altenburg, Catholic Church Apparition of the Lord : Design of the aisle and the anteroom of the church
  • Böhlen , Catholic Church Christ the King : Way of the Cross, image: Mary with the child , image: St. Joseph
  • Chemnitz , Catholic Church St. Antonius : Way of the Cross, tabernacle, ambo , image: Maria with the child , image: St. Antonius
  • Flöha , Catholic Church of St. Theresa : concrete glass window
  • Markranstädt , Catholic Church Maria, Help of Christians : Altar window of Jesus risen as the Good Shepherd
  • Meerane , Catholic Church of St. Marien : concrete glass windows, wrought iron candlesticks
  • Neustadt am Rennsteig , Evangelical Church of St. Michael : 5 concrete glass windows, subject: Michaels Kampf
  • Rositz , Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel : 5 concrete glass windows in the chancel, 8 lead glass windows in the nave, altar fresco, Stations of the Cross
  • Schmölln , Catholic Church Maria, Immaculate Conception : Way of the Cross (2007), altar window, candlestick, gallery window Rosa Mystica

literature

  • Obituary for Medardus Höbelt, in: Altenburger Geschichts- und Heimatkalender 2011, E. Reinhold Verlag, Altenburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-937940-80-9
  • Holger Jakobi: Don't put yourself in the light. Encounter with the painter Medardus Höbelt , in: Day of the Lord , Catholic weekly newspaper for the dioceses of Dresden-Meißen, Erfurt, Görlitz and Magdeburg, vol. 47, no. 6 (1997)

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personal data
SURNAME Höbelt, Medardus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and church interior designer
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Weißkirchlitz
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 2011
Place of death Altenburg