Peter Widerin
Peter Widerin (* around 1684 in Stanz in Tyrol ; † 1760 in St. Pölten ) was an Austrian sculptor.
Life
In 1715, Widerin became a citizen of the city of St. Pölten and in the following year married 19-year-old Maria Anna, a daughter of the master builder Jakob Prandtauer .
Works
Leopold and Koloman at Melk Abbey
Nepomuk statue in St. Pölten- Spratzern
Nepomuk statue in St. Pölten- Ochsenburg
Nepomuk statue on the main square in Melk
As a sculptor, Widerin mainly worked on his father-in-law's building projects. Among other things, he created the colossal statues of St. Leopold and St. Koloman at the main portal of Melk Abbey (based on plans by Lorenzo Mattielli ), designed numerous objects in the former St. Pölten Abbey (today cathedral church ) and created the Michael's altar on Sunday Mountain. Other of his works were the Kalvarienberggruppe in St. Pölten and a Nepomuk statue each in Spratzern, Ochsenburg and Stattersdorf .
literature
- Thieme-Becker, Vol. XXXV, p. 517
- Manfred Wieninger : Telling St. Pöltner street names. Loewenzahn, Innsbruck 2002, ISBN 3-7066-2208-4 , p. 397: Entry on Widerinstrasse .
- Thomas Karl among other things: The art monuments of the city of St. Pölten and its incorporated localities. Berger, Horn 1999, ISBN 3-85028-310-0 ( Austrian Art Topography 54), artist directory
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Widerin, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1684 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stamp at Landeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1760 |
| Place of death | St. Polten |