# Emanuel Max
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{{Short description|German-Czech sculptor}}
{{hatnote|Not to be confused with [Emanuel Ax](/source/Emanuel_Ax), the American concert pianist}}
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[[File:Charles Bridge-Krystof.jpg|thumb|180px|[Statue of Saint Christopher, Charles Bridge](/source/Statue_of_Saint_Christopher%2C_Charles_Bridge)]]
[[File:Prag Radetzky Denkmal 1900.jpg|thumb|180px|[Radetzky](/source/Joseph_Radetzky_von_Radetz) Monument ({{circa|1900}}). It was taken down in 1919 and is currently on display in the [National Museum](/source/National_Museum_(Prague))]]
'''Emanuel Max''', after 1876: '''Ritter von Wachstein''' (19 October 1810 – 22 February 1901) was a German-Czech sculptor. His brother was the sculptor [Josef Max](/source/Josef_Max).
== Life ==
Max was born on 19 October 1810 in Janov, [Bohemia](/source/Bohemia), [Austrian Empire](/source/Austrian_Empire) (today part of [Nový Bor](/source/Nov%C3%BD_Bor), Czech Republic).[{{cite book |last=Prokop|first=Toman|title=Nový slovník československých výtvarných umělců|volume=2|publisher=Rudolf Ryšavý|location=Prague|year=1950|language=cs}}] He was born into a family of sculptors and woodcarvers and received his first lessons from his father. He later studied painting at the [Academy of Fine Arts, Prague](/source/Academy_of_Fine_Arts%2C_Prague), under [Joseph Bergler](/source/Joseph_Bergler) and {{ill|František Kristian Waldherr|cs}}. The academy did not have a sculpture department at that time, so he also studied at the [Vienna Academy of Fine Arts](/source/Vienna_Academy_of_Fine_Arts) with [Johann Nepomuk Schaller](/source/Johann_Nepomuk_Schaller) and Franz Käßmann (1760–1833).
From 1839 to 1849, he lived in Italy, where he improved his knowledge of the old masters and came under the influence of newer masters, such as [Antonio Canova](/source/Antonio_Canova) and [Bertel Thorvaldsen](/source/Bertel_Thorvaldsen). He also honed his technical skills by carving [Carrara marble](/source/Carrara_marble). When he returned to [Prague](/source/Prague), he opened his own successful sculpting workshop and got married.
He was named a Knight of the [Order of Franz Joseph](/source/Order_of_Franz_Joseph) in 1858 and a member of the [Order of the Iron Crown](/source/Order_of_the_Iron_Crown_(Austria)) (Class III) in 1875. The following year, he was knighted by Emperor [Franz Joseph](/source/Franz_Joseph_I_of_Austria) and given the noble appellation "von Wachstein".[{{cite book |last=Vavřínek|first=Karel|title=Almanach českých šlechtických a rytířských rodů 2008|publisher=Martin|location=Brandýs nad Labem|year=2007|isbn=978-80-85955-36-1|language=cs}}]
He died on 22 February 1901 in Prague.[{{cite book |last=Szabo|first=Miloš|title=Pražské hřbitovy. Olšanské hřbitovy III.|publisher=Libri|location=Prague|year=2011|isbn=978-80-7277-487-6|language=cs}}]
== Selected works ==
* Statue of [Saint Adalbert](/source/Adalbert_of_Prague) praying for rain, which won him a fellowship to study in Italy from the Klar Foundation.
* Monument to Marshal [Joseph Radetzky von Radetz](/source/Joseph_Radetzky_von_Radetz), done with the assistance of his brother Josef, from sketches by [Christian Ruben](/source/Christian_Ruben).
* Portrait busts of [Mozart](/source/Mozart), [Julius Vincenz von Krombholz](/source/Julius_Vincenz_von_Krombholz) and {{ill|Alois Klar|cs}}.
* Memorial for [Karl Egon II](/source/F%C3%BCrstenberg_(princely_family)) in [Křivoklát Castle](/source/K%C5%99ivokl%C3%A1t_Castle)
* Monument to [Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg](/source/Karl_Philipp%2C_Prince_of_Schwarzenberg) at [Krásný Dvůr Castle](/source/Kr%C3%A1sn%C3%BD_Dv%C5%AFr_Castle)
* Statue of the [Archangel Raphael](/source/Archangel_Raphael) for the chapel at the Institute for the Blind, now in the National Museum.
* Statues of [Henri, Duke of Rohan](/source/Henri%2C_Duke_of_Rohan) and [Godfrey of Bouillon](/source/Godfrey_of_Bouillon) for [Sychrov Castle](/source/Sychrov_Castle)
* Sculptures on the [Charles Bridge](/source/Charles_Bridge). ([Pièta](/source/Pi%C3%A8ta); [Francis of Assisi as Saint Francis Seraphicus](/source/Statue_of_Francis_of_Assisi%2C_Charles_Bridge), accompanied by angels; [Saint Christopher](/source/Statue_of_Saint_Christopher%2C_Charles_Bridge) with the Infant Jesus; [Calvary](/source/Calvary))
== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Emanuel Max, ''Zweiundachtzig Lebensjahre''. (Eighty-two Years of Life), H. Dominicus, Prague 1893
* ''Ottův slovník naučný'', ([Otto's encyclopedia](/source/Otto's_encyclopedia)), ''Max Emanuel, sochař''. Vol.16, pg.1017
* Petr Wittlich, ''Sochařství'', in: ''Praha národního probuzení'' (Prague, National Awakening) (ed. Emanuel Poche). Panorama, Prague 1980.
* Naděžda Blažíčková-Horová: "Emanuel Max", in: ''Nová encyklopedie českého výtvarného umění'',(New Encyclopedia of Czech Fine Arts), Academia, Prague 1995, Vol.2, pgs.496 - 497. {{ISBN|80-2000-522-6}}
* Pavel Vlček et al., ''Umělecké památky Prahy. Díl I., Staré město''. (Artistic Monuments of Prague) 2 vols. Academia, Prague 1996 {{ISBN|80-2002-107-8}}
== External links==
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* [http://k4.techlib.cz/search/handle/uuid:92846264-38e3-468f-9c0b-835316370c54 Wachstein, Emanuel Max. Zweiundachtzig Lebensjahre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608021751/https://kramerius.techlib.cz/search/i.jsp?pid=uuid:92846264-38e3-468f-9c0b-835316370c54 |date=2020-06-08 }} digitalized by the [Prague National Technical Library](/source/Prague_National_Technical_Library)
* [http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ivysilani/20236219705-po-karlove-moste-s-prof-frantiskem-dvorakem/ Zastavení s bratry Maxovými] – Documentary from [Czech Television](/source/Czech_Television) on the Max brothers and the Charles Bridge, hosted by Prof. František Dvořák.
* List of works about Emanuel Max at the [Czech National Library](/source/Czech_National_Library).[http://aleph.nkp.cz/F/?ccl_term=wau=jo20000080625+or+wkw=jo20000080625&func=find-c&local_base=nkc]
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