Antonín Pavel Wagner (3 July 1834,

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– 27 January 1895,

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) was a Czech sculptor who spent most of his career in Vienna.

Life and work

His family was involved in the textile industry. After completing secondary school, he entered the firm of Adolf Dittrich, a canvas merchant in Prague, to learn the trade. In his free time, he painted and drew. In 1851, he left to study with the sculptor,

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. He spent six years in his studio as an assistant; working on commissions in

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, and his hometown.Vilém Weitenweber, "Antonín Wagner", in: ''

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'', Vol.17 #7, 1883,
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In 1857, he moved to Vienna, where he enrolled at the

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and studied with

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. During his time there, he received three awards; one for a fountain in front of the Mariahilfer Kirche. In 1868, he took an extended study trip through Germany,

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and Italy. Although he came to enjoy great respect in the artistic community, his commissions were relatively few. He was given an award at the

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and, the following year, represented Viennese sculptors at a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of

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in Florence. He was honored with another award at the

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, in Paris. Although he spent most of his life in Vienna, he often expressed his attachment to his homeland; participating in the decoration of both the National Theater and the

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in Prague. However, due to the small demand for monumental sculpture in

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, he achieved little fame there until his work on the Theatre, when he was already forty-seven years old."Antonín Wagner", in: ''Humoristické listy'', Vol.23 #13, 1881
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He became a full member of the

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, and an "extraordinary member" of the .Vilém Weitenweber, "Antonín Pavel Wagner", in: ''

Zlatá Praha ''Zlatá Praha'' (''Golden Prague'') was a Czech illustrated literary magazine. Founded by poet Vítězslav Hálek, it was published separately from 1864 to 1865 before it was restarted again in 1884 by publisher Jan Otto, with Ferdinand Schulz, p ...

'', Vol.12 #12, 1895,
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The majority of his works can be found in Vienna, including statues of writers and dramatists at the

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, a statue of

Herbard VIII von Auersperg Herbard VIII von Auersperg, Freiherr from 1550, Slovenized as ''Hervard Turjaški'' (15 June 1528 in Vienna – 22 September 1575 near Budačka on the Military Frontier) was a governor of Carniola supporting Protestantism, and an imperial Habsb ...

at the Museum of Military History, several fountains, and two allegorical statues at the

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@ the Wien Geschichte Wiki {{DEFAULTSORT:Wagner, Antonin Pavel 1834 births 1895 deaths Czech sculptors Austrian sculptors Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni People from Dvůr Králové nad Labem

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