Rudolf Moroder-Lenèrt (26 January 1877 in Urtijëi,

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– 22 December 1914 in Radlow, Galicia) was an Austrian sculptor specializing in religious art, who was a member of the

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, which was notable for the many artists of repute they produced. Rudolf_Moroder_Lenert_1905_ca

Life

Rudolph was the son of Franz Moroder-Lenèrt, a leading politician of the region, and of Marianna Moroder-Lusenberg, the sister of the noted sculptor Josef Moroder-Lusenberg. During a period of military service in the Austro-Hungarian Army in

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, he recognized that his true interest was in being an artist. He began his training in the craft under Anton Runggaldier (known as "Tone da Passua") and then became an assistant in the studio of Franz Tavella. In 1902 Moroder opened his own studio in Lenèrt House, home of the firm, Moroder Brothers, where his brother-in-law, Ludwig Moroder, also worked. His own works ranged across a number of religious themes, and were mostly created for the various churches and cathedrals of the

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and the

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. He created a famous set of the

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for the Church of St. Ann in

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. Moroder re-entered military service when

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broke out. Stationed at a base in Radlow in Austrian Galicia, he was there when the position was overrun by enemy forces. He, along with many of his comrades, was

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ted to death, dying at the age of 37. His body was buried there.

Works

Moroder decided to submit a work to an art exhibit at the World's Fair of 1900, to be held in

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. He chose his wooden sculpture of ''St. Elizabeth of Hungary with a Beggar'', which he had sculpted in 1898 at the age of 21, based on a design by Christian Delago. He won the Gold Medal in the exhibition for this piece. The work is now in the

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of the

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, known for the large number of significant works of art from that period created by the large, local artistic community of the region. Another of Moroder's pieces, a large, wooden sculpture of

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, stands in the

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of the church, next to the main

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Gallery

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, carved in wood (1907), in the

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in wood, in the parish church of Urtijëi File:Saint with child Rudolf Moroder.jpg, ''St.

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with the Infant Jesus''
(plaster cast)

Sources

* CM (Christian Moroder): ''N lecord dl scultëur Rudolf Moroder de Lenert 80 ani do si mort''. Calënder de Gherdëina 1994, Union di Ladins de Gherdëina, St. Ulrich 1993. pages 16–38. (sources of the images) (

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) * Edgar Moroder: ''Die Moroder, Ein altladinisches Geschlecht aus Gröden-Dolomiten''. Vom 14. bis zum 20. Jahrhundert. Ursprung – Geschichte – Biographien – Anhang. Beitrag zur tirolischen Familienforschung. Eigenverlag St. Ulrich in Gröden 1980, pages 246-249. (German) *Adele Moroder de Lenèrt: N memoria de Rudolf Moroder de Lenert do 50 ani che 'l i.e. tumà tla gran viëra mondiela 1914''. Calënder de Gherdëina 1965, Union di Ladins de Gherdëina, St. Ulrich 1964. pages 29-31. (Ladin) * Cirillo Dell’Antonio: ''Artisti ladini 1580–1939''. Cristiano Trebinger, Melchiore Vinazer, Domenico Moling, Valentino Rovisi, Domenico Mahlknecht, G. Battista Pettena, Ferdinando Demetz, G. Battista Chiocchetti, Francesco Tavella, G. Moroder-Lusenberg, Giuseppe Iellico, Rodolfo Moroder. Trento. Ed. della Scuola D'Arte. 1951.

Literature

External links

Source of Rudolph Moroder's images and more information regarding his life
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