Anton Josef Reiss | |
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 Pietà by Reiss in St. Gereon | |
| Born | 30 October 1835 |
| Died | 1 February 1900 (aged 64) |
| Education | Kunstakademie Düsseldorf |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Memorial plaque at St. Mariä Empfängnis in Düsseldorf
Anton Josef Reiss, also Reiß (30 October 1835[1] – 1 February 1900[2]: 42 ) was a German sculptor. Based in Düsseldorf, he focused on sacred art for churches, including a marble Pietà for St. Gereon in Cologne in a style close to the Nazarene movement.
- ^ Anton Josef Reiss. In Hans Wolfgang Singer (ed.): Allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon. Leben und Werke der berühmtesten bildenden Künstler. Vorbereitet von Hermann Alexander Müller. 3., umgearbeitete und bis auf die neueste Zeit ergänzte Auflage. Vol. 5: Vialle–Zyrlein. Literarische Anstalt, Rütten & Loening, Frankfurt 1901, p. 239.
- ^ Becker, Helga (2017). Anton Josef Reiss (1835–1900): Leben und Werk. Wissenschaftliche Beiträge aus dem Tectum-Verlag (in German). Tectum Wissenschaftsverlag. pp. 21–55. ISBN 978-3-8288-6618-8. Retrieved 14 September 2021.