Johann Baptist Moroder (Urtijëi, 20 February 1870 - Urtijëi, 24 May 1932) was an Austrian sculptor. He mainly focused on sculptures of bigger sizes representing Christian sacred figures; nowadays his works are mainly spread in the Italian region of Alto Adige.[1]

A monument to his father, the painter Josef Moroder-Lusenberg, in the garden of Villa Sonnenburg in Ortisei.

Biography

He was the first born child of painter Josef Moroder-Lusenberg and his first wife Annamaria Sanoner-Mauritz, he was born in Hof Lusenberg-Jumbierch in Ortisei. At the age of 14 he began learning wood sculpting in his father's workshop in Jumbierch. From 1886 to 1888 he worked in Franz Tavella's workshop in Ortisei alongside his cousin, Rudolf Moroder-Lenert, and Ludwig Moroder. In 1887 he was taken as a pupil by professor Franz Haider: the director of the school of art of Ortisei.[2]

In 1895 he married Katharina Bernardi de Ianesc who bore 11 of his children. Between 1910 and 1918 he taught design and modelling in the school of art of Ortisei.

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References

  1. ^ * Edgar Moroder. Der Künstler Johann Baptist Moroder-Lusenberg 1870 - 1932 und die Villa Venezia in St. Ulrich in Gröden. Edizione Typak, Ortisei 2004. ISBN 88-901599-0-1
  2. ^ Trapp Eugen. Testimonianze di storia e d'arte nelle valli ladine. Val Badia, val Gardena, val di Fassa, Livinallongo, Ampezzo. Istitut Cultural Ladin Micurà de Rü, San Martino in Badia/San Martin de Tor (BZ), 2006. ISBN 88-8171-068-4.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ Artisti della Val Gardena, Mostra Commemorativa del Prof. Lodovico Moroder, Alto Adige, 17-8-1954.
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