Johann Halbig
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Johann Halbig (also Johann von Halbig) (13 July 1814 – 29 August 1882) was a German sculptor of the Classicism school.
Biography
He was born at Donnersdorf in
Ernst Mayer he became his successor as professor of sculpture at the Polytechnic School in Munich, where most of his works can be found. His work is characterized by its decorative quality. Johann Halbig died in Munich and was buried in the Alter Südfriedhof
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Works
His most notable production was the colossal group of a
King William I of Württemberg for Cannstatt (1876); the "Emancipation" group of sculpture in New York (1867–1868); and the "Passion" group at Oberammergau
(1875).
Gallery
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Hall of Liberty Kelheim -
Bust of Halbig's teacher Ernst Mayer -
Lion in Munich -
Bernhard Erasmus von Deroy, Royal Bavarian General of Infantry -
Halibig's lion atLindau (Bodensee) -
Budapest: statue ofArchduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary -
Crucifixion in bronze for centrum of Alter Südfriedhof (1850) -
Colossal crucifixiongroup (12 m high) forLudwig II
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Notes
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References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
Further reading
- Hyacinth Holland (1904), "Halbig, Johann", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 49, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 708–785
- Joseph Alois Kuhn (Anonym): Professor Johann Halbig und seine Werke, ein Beitrag zur modernen Kunstgeschichte. Knorr & Hirth, München, 1879. Digitalisat MDZ
- Longin Mößlein: Vom armen Bauernbuben zum geadelten Bildhauer in Schönere Heimat ISSN 0177-4492, Heft 2/2007 des Bayer. Landesvereins für Heimatpflege e.V.
External links
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