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Schwanthaler, Thomas
© Copyright Thomas Schwanthaler, angel, 1676, in the pilgrimage church Maria Plain, Upper Austria Schwanthaler, Thomas, b. Ried im Innkreis (Upper Austria), June 5, 1634, d. Ried im Innkreis (Upper Austria), Feb. 13, 1707. Most important Upper Austrian sculptor in the second half of the 17th century; father of Johann Franz Schwanthaler and Franz Matthias Schwanthaler. Took over the atelier of his father Hans S. in 1656; combined the local style of wood carving with the more emotional style coming from the South to obtain a realistic depiction of the human body. Works: Upper Austria: Eitzing, side altars, 1660/1661; Ried im Innkreis, statues at the high altar of the parish church, 1663-1665, St. Florian altar, 1669, Christ with the 12 sleeping apostles on the Mount of Olives, choir stalls, 1699; Zell am Pettenfirst, high altar, 1668; Ungenach, statues, 1666-1671; Schalchen, wood carving group, 1672; Mehrnbach, St. John baptizing Christ in the River Jordan, 1675; St. Wolfgang, double altar, 1675/1676 (principal work); Mattighofen, statues for the altar, 1676; Aspach, altar in the Anna-Chapel, 1676; Gmunden, statue group for the high altar in the parish church, 1678; Waldzell, high altar, 1683; Münsteuer, high altar, 1686; Reichersberg, epitaphs, iron statue of St. Michael; Tumeltsham, pulpit, 1697. - Salzburg: Andorf, wood carving group for the high altar, around 1672; Maria Plain, sculptures on three altars, end of the 17th century. Literature: T. S., exhibition catalogue, Vienna 1974.
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