Anton Anreith
| Anton Anreith | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 June 1754 Riegel near Freiburg in Breisgau, Baden, Germany |
| Died | 4 March 1822 (aged 67) Cape of Good Hope |
| Occupation | Sculptor, Woodcarver |
Anton Anreith (/ˈæntɒn ˈænraɪt/; June 11, 1754 – March 4, 1822) was a sculptor and woodcarver from Riegel near Freiburg in Breisgau, Baden, Germany. He is known for numerous sculptural embellishments that adorn buildings in the Cape region of South Africa, thought to represent the crowning achievement of the Cape Baroque style.
Although his father's occupation is unknown, an elder brother, Georg, was a builder and architect who settled in Hungary. During the baroque era, architecture and sculpture were closely allied and it is likely that Anreith received his training from an artist's studio, such as that of Christian Wenzinger, a sculptor and architect. He is also thought to have studied under Joseph Amann and later Joseph Hörr. During the time of his apprenticeship in the 1770s, rococo architects Johann Michael Fischer and Johann Balthasar Neumann were well known, as were stucco decorators like the Feuchtmayer family of the Wessobrunner School.
Anreith arrived at the Cape of Good Hope as a soldier in the service of the Dutch East-India Company in 1777 on the vessel Woestduijn.
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