Johann Nepomuk Schaller
Johann Nepomuk Schaller (30 March 1777, Vienna – 16 February 1842, Vienna) was an Austrian sculptor. His most famous work is a bust of Ludwig van Beethoven at age 55, created at the request of the composer's secretary Karl Holz in 1825. It was later presented to the Royal Philharmonic Society, London, on the occasion of the Beethoven Centennial.
Life
He was the younger brother of the painter
From 1812 to 1823 he lived in Rome on a grant from Prince Metternich, obtained for him by a patron, Count Carl Ludwig Cobenzl.[1] While there, he became familiar with the Nazarene movement, as well as making professional contact with Antonio Canova and Bertel Thorvaldsen. He politely refused an offer from King Ludwig I to come work for him in Munich.
In 1823, he returned to Vienna, having accepted a position as Professor of Sculpture at the Academy. His most famous student there was Joseph Gasser von Valhorn. He died after a brief illness that was not believed to be serious.[1] A street in the Viennese district of Meidling was named after him in 1907.
Selected major works
- Der jugendliche Amor (The Young Cupid) (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Inv. Nr. 4202), 1815/16
- Bellerophon im Kampf mit der Chimaira (Bellerophon Fighting the Chimera) (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere), 1821
- Statue of Hofkirche, Innsbruck, 1827–33
- Margaretenbrunnen (Margaret the Virgin, fountain), Vienna, 1836
References
- ^ a b c Hyacinth Holland (1890), "Schaller, Johann Nepomuk", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 30, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 561–562
Further reading
- Selma Krasa-Florian: Johann Nepomuk Schaller 1777–1842. Ein Wiener Bildhauer aus dem Freundeskreis der Nazarener. Vienna: Schroll, 1977, ISBN 3-7031-0409-0
- Schaller, Johann Nepomuk, in Constant von Wurzbach, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Vol.29, Vienna 1875. (Fraktur)
- Selma Krasa-Florian: "Schaller Johann Nep.". In: ")
External links
- The Red List: More works by Schaller
- Royal Academy of Music: Beethoven's bust
- Literature by and about Johann Nepomuk Schaller in the German National Library catalogue
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