Franz Pönninger
Franz Xaver Pönninger (born December 29, 1832 in Vienna ; † August 6, 1906 there ) was an important Austrian sculptor and medalist of the 19th century .
Life
Franz Pönninger was born as the son of the coin engraver Johannes Pönninger . He was a student of the sculptor Anton Dominik Fernkorn , from whom he took over the management of the kuk art foundry in Vienna (1866 to 1896). Pönniger was a professor and imperial councilor. In 1874 he founded the general drawing school for women and girls in Vienna. The school became a training center for numerous painters of the time. After his death, it was continued by his student and wife Caroline Pönninger (1845–1920).
His works include the life-size portrait statue of Archduke Karl von Österreich-Teschen , which he made in 1871 for the Feldherrenhalle of the Austro-Hungarian Arms Museum (now the Army History Museum ), which was completed in 1856 .
He rests in a grave of honor in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 0, row 1, number 48).
In 1927, the Pönningerweg in Vienna- Ottakring (16th district) was named after him.
Works
- Portrait statue of Archduke Karl of Austria-Teschen, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna, 1871
- Maria Theresa monument for Klagenfurt , 1873
- Equestrian statue of Duke Carl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Braunschweig for Braunschweig , unveiling November 10, 1874, made by Prof. Georg Howaldt , in front of Braunschweig Palace
- Schiller statue on Schillerplatz , Vienna , based on a design by Johannes Schilling , 1876
- Monument to Andreas Zelinka in the Vienna City Park , 1877
- Archduke Johann Brunnen in Graz (main square), 1878
gallery
Equestrian statue in Braunschweig (1874)
Schiller Monument in Vienna (1876)
Zelinka monument in the Vienna City Park (1877)
Archduke Johann Brunnen on the main square in Graz (unveiled September 8, 1878)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Pönninger, Franz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 23rd part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1872, pp. 16-19 ( digitized version ).
- S. Krasa-Florian: Pönninger Franz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 143 f. (Direct links on p. 143 , p. 144 ).
Web links
- Braunschweig equestrian statue today ( Memento from January 29, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ L. Forrer: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Poenninger, Franz, in: Volume IV. Spink & Son Ltd, London 1909, p. 628 .
- ↑ entry into retro library (Polled on March 19, 2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pönninger, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pönninger, Franz Xaver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor, medalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1906 |
| Place of death | Vienna |