Hess, Anton |
SCULPTOR, ART COLLECTOR (GERMANY) |
BORN 20 Aug 1838, München, Bayern - DIED 11 Apr 1909, München, Bayern BIRTH NAME Hess, Anton Heinrich GRAVE LOCATION München, Bayern: Alter Südfriedhof, Thalkirchnerstrasse 17 (40-12-07/08) |
Anton Heinrich von Hess was the son of the glasspainter Heinrich Maria von Hess (1798-1863) and the grandson of the draftsman and engraver Carl Ernst Christoph Hess (1755-1828). He was educated by Caspar von Zumbusch (1830-1915). Between 1866 and 1868 he travelled to Italy to study several times. In 1875 he was appointed professor at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich. In 1909 he became a professor at the Technischen Hochschule in Munich. His pupils included Peter Bruckmann (1850-1925), Gustav Rutz (1857-1949) and Heinrich Düll (1867-1956). He is best known for monumental balcony figures of the 'Civic Virtues' at Munich City Hall. He died in 1909 and was buried at the Alte Südfriedhof in Munich. Family Father: Hess, Heinrich Maria von Related persons was pupil of Zumbusch, Kaspar, Ritter von |
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