Abstract (eng)
The dissertation deals with the circle of pupils of the Austrian sculptor Johann Baptist Hagenauer (1732-1810). So far, three of these pupils were known. With this work, the number of pupils has substantially expanded. Hagenauers pupils were active in various artistic fields. In addition to classical sculptors, gold- and silver-smiths as well as medalists represent the largest group of artists. Common to all is the preparation of their works through drawings and models in wax or clay, and their proficiency in the use of different materials. The different activities of his pupils were also linked with the changes of time. At the transition of 18th to 19th Century the middle classes established as important patrons of art, the turbulent political situation in Europe and wars led to a confrontation with new (cheaper) materials. Old courtly structures dissolved, artists were more and more self-employed. Various art forms enjoyed great popularity, for example the medal work. Joseph Mattersberger (1755-1825) designed the cast of the first large-scale sculpture made of iron and thus played a major role in the development of neo-classical artistic cast iron in Europe. With cast-iron art in 1780 not only a new design form developed, at the same time it forms the precursor to modern industrial design. A renewal in art teaching in which Hagenauer had a stake improved the quality of Viennese sculptural works. So the dissertation deals with the following core questions: What role did Hagenauer play as a teacher of young sculptors at the transition of 18th to 19th Century? How was the artistic career of his pupils? What impact had political, social and societal changes in the early 19th Century to artistic creation?