Josef Max

Josef Calanza Max (16 January 1804 in Janov[1] – 18 June 1855 in Prague) was a sculptor from the Austrian Empire.

In 1822, encouraged by letters from one of his father's former students, he moved to Prague, where he found employment in a woodcarving workshop.

He continued working for the woodcarving shop and married the owner's daughter, Anna Maria Schuhmann, in 1834.

[2] He began to exhibit as early as 1826, but received little recognition except for an award from the Academy for his statue of Germanicus.

His first major contract was for a series of tombstones in Chrastava, which was obtained through the influence of a friend from the Academy, Joseph von Führich.