Thomas Dennerlein
Thomas Dennerlein (born January 27, 1847 in Mitterteich , † January 24, 1903 in Munich ) was a Bavarian sculptor and professor . He mainly worked in Munich, where he created many monumental sculptures . His works were mostly used to decorate public buildings. Since his works were completely destroyed during the Second World War , the artist is hardly known today. Only contemporary photographs have been preserved from a large part of his work.
Life
Thomas Dennerlein was born on January 27, 1847 in Mitterteich in the northern Upper Palatinate . He had three siblings. His father, Adam Dennerlein, was a local cantor and teacher . From 1859 to 1864 Dennerlein attended the arts and crafts school in Munich. He was noticed there as a talented student and received a state scholarship . After school, the artist went on study trips to Italy .
Thomas Dennerlein was heavily influenced by Gottfried von Neureuther , who at the time was the royal senior building officer and architect in Munich and built some monumental buildings there. Neureuther commissioned Thomas Dennerlein with the three-dimensional, decorative furnishing of his buildings, with Dennerlein's style being strongly based on Greek antiquity. In addition to these classicist, monumental works, Dennerlein also created small sculptures that cannot so clearly be attributed to classicism , but also reveal elements of contemporary naturalism .
In 1883 Thomas Dennerlein was appointed to the Central Committee of the III. International art exhibition in Munich. From 1893 he acted as jury chairman at the annual exhibition of the Munich artists' cooperative. In 1897 Thomas Dennerlein was appointed royal professor . With his inclusion in the list of artistic experts in 1901, Dennerlein was considered a recognized expert on Greek antiquity , Italian Renaissance and baroque art . He died on January 24, 1903 in Munich.
In his honor, a memorial stone was erected on Dennerleinplatz ( 49 ° 57 ′ 11.6 ″ N , 12 ° 14 ′ 7.5 ″ E ) in his hometown Mitterteich .
Important works (examples)
Monumental works in Munich (destroyed in World War II)
- Terracotta statue of Pallas Athene at the Academy of Fine Arts (1886)
- "Fire and Water", "Trade and Industry", "Truth and Justice", allegorical figures at Munich Central Station
- "Truth" and "Research", sculptures at the Palace of Justice
- "Chemistry" and "Mathematics", sculptures at the Luitpold secondary school
- "Industry", plastic at the mortgage and exchange bank
Small sculptures
- Crucifix for the crypt of the ducal family in Coburg
- Bust of the poet Karl Stieler in Tegernsee
Awards
Thomas Dennerlein has received several awards for his artistic work. For example, in 1882 he received a silver medal at the Bavarian State, Trade and Art Exhibition in Nuremberg. At the International Art Exhibition in Munich in 1897, he also reached second place. In 1896 Dennerlein was awarded the Order of Merit by St. Michael .
literature
- Friedrich Pecht: History of Munich Art in the Nineteenth Century. Publishing House for Art and Science, Munich 1888, p. 310 f. ( urn : nbn: de: bsz: 16-diglit-152540 ).
- Alexander Heilmeyer: The sculpture of the 19th century in Munich. Knorr & Hirth, Munich 1931.
- Manfred Knedlik: Thomas Dennerlein . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 26, Saur, Munich a. a. 2000, ISBN 3-598-22766-3 .
- Manfred Knedlik: Thomas Dennerlein 1847–1903. Sculptor of historicism in Bavaria. Verlag der Buchhandlung Eckhart Bodner, Pressath 2003, ISBN 3-926817-97-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Dennerlein in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dennerlein, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mitterteich |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1903 |
| Place of death | Munich |