The New International Encyclopædia/Brandstetter, Hans
BRANDSTETTER, bränt'stĕt-tẽr, 
(1854— ). An Austrian sculptor. He was born
at Hitzendorf, near Gratz, and was a pupil of
Hellmer, at the Academy of Arts, Vienna. His
first works, “The Flight of Lot from Sodom,”
“The Flute-Player,” and “Plato,” were honored
with the prize given by the Academy. Among
his later productions the following are especially
noteworthy: “The Forest Lily,” a bronze statue
(City Park, Gratz), “Prometheus,” and “The
Return of the Prodigal.”