Ferdinand Schlöth: Difference between revisions

HisHe father,was born in Basel to Heinrich Ludwig Schlöth and Maria Salome Treu as the sixth of ten children.<ref name=":2">Stefan Hess, wasTomas aLochman (Eds.), p.22</ref> His father was locksmith from [[Berlin]] and became a citizen of [[Binningen, Switzerland|Binningen]] in 1809 and of Basel in 1820.<ref Hename=":2" completed/> In Basel, he established a workshop as a blacksmith beside the [[Birsig]].<ref name=":2" /> Following an apprenticeship with his father, as a andhe was employed in his shop for several years.<ref>Stefan Hess, Tomas Lochman (Eds.), p.12</ref> When his father died, in 1839, he took over the workshop and operated it together with his older brother, Friedrich Ludwig. During this time, he also took drawing lessons from {{ill|[[Hieronymus Hess|de}}]]<ref name=":3">Stefan Hess, Tomas Lochman (Eds.), p.80</ref> and studied modeling with the sculptor, {{ill|Johann Heinrich Neustück|de}}.<ref name=":3" />

FromAt twenty-five years of age in 1843, he studieddecided to study sculpture in Rome,.<ref wherename=":3" /> By 1847, he washad influencedopened byhis [[Bertelown Thorvaldsen]]studio there.<ref>Stefan Hess, Tomas Lochman (Eds.), p.86</ref> One of his teachers was probably his fellow Swiss emigrant, [[Heinrich Max Imhof]];, with whom he would later develop a hateful rivalry. <ref>Stefan Hess, Tomas Lochman (Eds.): ''Klassische Schönheit und vaterländisches Heldentum. Der Basler Bildhauer Ferdinand Schlöth (1818–1891).'' Basel 2004, {{ISBN|3-905057-20-4}}.</ref> In 1847Rome, he openedwould become influenced by [[Bertel Thorvaldsen]]<ref>Stefan Hess, Tomas Lochman (Eds.), p.82</ref> which was seen in his ownworks studioon theresculptures of the [[Greek mythology|Greek mythological]] figures.<ref>Stefan Hess, Tomas Lochman (Eds.), pp.88 – 90</ref> In 1855, he won a competition for a monument honoring [[Arnold von Winkelried]], to be erected in [[Stans]]. It was inaugurated in 1865, and immediately made him one of the most prominent Swiss sculptors.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hess|first=Stefan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4TfzPgAACAAJ|title=Der Basler Bildhauer Ferdinand Schlöth (1818-1891) : klassische Schönheit und vaterländisches Heldentum|date=2004|publisher=Skulpturhalle Basel|isbn=3-905057-20-4|pages=55|language=de}}</ref> This was followed by a monument commemorating the [[Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs]], which was completed in 1872.<ref>{{cite web|last=Altbasel|title=St. Jakobs Denkmal|url=https://altbasel.ch/brunnen/st.jakobsdenkmal.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Basler Bauten|title=St. Jakobsdenkmal|url=https://www.basler-bauten.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=154:st-jakobs-denkmal&catid=49&Itemid=119}}</ref> TIn Rome he experienced financial hardships and he often wasn't able to work due to a lack of [[Carrara marble]].<ref name=":1">Stefan Hess, Tomas Lochman (Eds.), p.19</ref> He was living modestly and mainly worked for his clientele from Basel.<ref name=":1" /> He remained in Rome until 1874, when he married the wealthy widow, Emma Müller-Gengenbach, and returned to Switzerland. There he divided his time between Basel and Lutzenberg. In Lutzenberg, the family owned an estate, which was brought into the marriage by his wife.<ref name=":0">Stefan Hess, Tomas Lochman (Eds.), p.21</ref>

* [[Otto Waser]]: ''Schlöth, Lukas Ferdinand.'' In: ''Schweizerisches Künstler-Lexikon.'' Redigiert von Carl Brun, Vol. 3. Frauenfeld 1913, pgs. 57–62.

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