Kaspar von Zumbusch

He continued his studies in Rome. He won the competition in 1866 for a monument to Maximilian II of Bavaria, for the Maximilianstraße, Munich (unveiled 1875). In 1873, he was called to Vienna as professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, a post he held until he was made Professor Emeritus in 1901. His most important works are a statue of Count Rumford, Munich; and the monuments to Prince August of Prussia (Bellevue Park, Berlin), Beethoven (1873-1880, Vienna), Maria Theresa (1887, Vienna), and to Emperor William I (1896, Wittekindsberg, Westphalia). Also in Vienna are his monuments to Count Radetzky (1891) and to Archduke Albrecht (1898-1899). He also modeled many private funeral monuments, decorative works, and portrait busts, including one of Wagner. He died in 1915 at Rimsting. His brother Julius Zumbusch was a sculptor and one of his sons Ludwig von Zumbusch was a graphic artist and painter. Another of his sons, Leo von Zumbusch was a dermatologist known for his contribution to the identification of generalized pustular psoriasis. Among his pupils was the Friulian sculptor Alfonso Canciani. • Illustration — Monument to Maximilian II of Bavaria, 1866 • Illustration — Statue of Maria Theresa in Vienna, 1872–1887 • Illustration — Monument to Archduke Albrecht before Albertina in Vienna, 1898–99 • Illustration — Monument to Beethoven in Vienna, 1880 • Illustration — Putti on the Beethoven monument, 1880

Alajos Strobl is recorded as having studied under Kaspar von Zumbusch. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Vienna. Employment is recorded with Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Positions recorded include Member of the House of Lords (Austria). Works named in the authority record are Radetzky-Denkmal and Beethoven monument, Vienna. Work by Kaspar von Zumbusch is recorded in the collections of Belvedere. Distinctions recorded are Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art and honorary doctor of the University of Vienna.