Franz Bauer (1798,

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- 14 March 1872, Vienna) was an Austrian sculptor in the late Classical style.

Life and work

From 1814, he studied at the

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, with

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then, after 1815, worked in the studios of Josef Klieber. A travel grant enabled him to study in Rome, where he worked with

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. He returned to Vienna in 1842 and taught at the Academy. He was appointed a Professor at the preparatory school in 1852 and, from 1865, headed the general sculpture school. His best known students included

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, Johannes Benk, Rudolf Weyr and

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Selected works

* Pieta (marble),

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, 1841/1842 * St. Ferdinand, niche figure, Johann Nepomuk Church, 1844 * Saintly figure on the portal of the , c.1858

Source

Biography
by W. Krause @ the ''Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon'' 1798 births 1872 deaths Sculptors from the Austrian Empire Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Sculptors from Vienna {{Austria-sculptor-stub