Robert Weigl

Beethoven monument in Heiligenstädter Park in Vienna by Robert Weigl

Robert Weigl (born October 16, 1851 in Sagor , Krain , † December 27, 1902 in Vienna ) was an Austrian sculptor .

Life

The place and time of Robert Weigl's birth are given differently according to the literature. Both Czeike and the Belvedere speak of October 16, 1851, with Czeike Sagor in Carniola giving the Belvedere Vienna as the place of birth. However, the year 1852 can be read on the honorary grave in Vienna's central cemetery.

Weigl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Carl Radnitzky , Johann Nepomuk Geiger and Carl Wurzinger . From 1892 to 1898 he was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus .

Grave of Robert Weigl at the Vienna Central Cemetery

Weigl was initially buried in the Gersthofer Friedhof , but in February 1903 he was awarded an honorary grave in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 32A, no. 9).

Works

In addition to sculptures for monuments, Robert Weigl also created miniature sculptures.

Kosmas Indicopleustes , statue at the Natural History Museum , Vienna
Beethoven Monument , Heiligenstädter Park , Vienna 19
Ludwig van Beethoven , statuette, bronze, 105 cm, Austrian Gallery Belvedere Inv. No. 497 (1899) digital.belvedere.at
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach , bust, Zdislawitz Castle , Moravia
Franz Schubert , bust and statuette, Schubert Museum, Vienna

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Weigl, Robert . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 53rd part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1886, p. 299 ( digitized version ).
Weigl, Robert . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 35 : Libra-Wilhelmson . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1942, p. 281-282 .
Felix Czeike (Ed.): Weigl Robert. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 5, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-218-00547-7 , p. 599 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Short CV, Austrian Gallery Belvedere ( Memento from March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Hedwig Abraham: Robert Weigl . In: viennatouristguide.at , accessed on October 23, 2013.
↑ The grave of honor for the sculptor Weigl. In: Neues Wiener Journal , No. 3349/1903 (Volume XI), February 22, 1903, p. 7, bottom left. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nwj.

personal data
SURNAME	Weigl, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	October 16, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sagor, Carniola
DATE OF DEATH	December 27, 1902
Place of death	Vienna

[32A_Weigl_09-1] Hedwig Abraham: Robert Weigl . In: viennatouristguide.at , accessed on October 23, 2013.

[2] The grave of honor for the sculptor Weigl. In: Neues Wiener Journal , No. 3349/1903 (Volume XI), February 22, 1903, p. 7, bottom left. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nwj.