Johann Georg Pinsel
Johann Georg Pinsel (Polish: Johann Georg / Jan Jerzy Pinsel, Ukrainian: Йоган Ґеорґ Пінзель; 1715–1725[1] – 1761 or 1762) was a Baroque-Rococo sculptor active in Eastern Galicia (then in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, now in Ukraine).[2]
Biographical details about him are scarce. He was discovered by
Pinsel came to the Kingdom of Poland most probably in the mid-18th century. According to Jan K. Ostrowski, he was almost certainly of German ethnic origin, although his native region is not yet established. He settled in Buchach and started to work as a sculptor under the patronage of the rich Polish aristocrat Mikołaj Bazyli Potocki.[2] On 13 May 1751, he married Marianna Elżbieta née Majewska, the widow of Jan Kieyt. He had two sons with her: Bernard and Antoni.[3] He closely collaborated with Bernard Meretyn.[2] His student was Maciej Polejowski.[3]
He died between 16 September 1761 and 24 October 1762,[4] probably in Buchach.[5]
Pinsel's works include sculptures and decorations of the
Almost all of his sculptural complexes have been damaged or destroyed. In particular, little is left from his sculptures in the Roman Catholic churches in Horodenka and
Selected works
- Stone monumental sculpture of St. John of Nepomuk (preserved heads, 1750) and Virgin Mary (1751) in Buchach
- Stone sculpture for parapet Buchach Town Hall(initially 14 survived)
- The altar of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Horodenka (18 sculptures, rescued 5)
- Column with a statue of the Virgin Mary in Horodenka
- The interior of churches in Ustia Zelene (now Chortkiv Raion) and Hvizdets[citation needed]
- Saint Onuphrius (Rukomysh)
References
- ^ a b c Krasny, Piotr; Ostrowski, Jan. K. (1995). "Wiadomości biograficzne na temat Jana Jerzego Pinsla". Biuletyn Historii Sztuki (in Polish). 57 (3/4). IS PAN: 339–342.
- ^ JSTOR 1483629.
- ^ a b c d Makowska, Urszula, ed. (1998). Słownik artystów polskich i obcych w Polsce działających (zmarłych przed 1966 r.) Malarze, rzeźbiarze, graficy. Vol. 7 (in Polish). IS PAN. pp. 195–196.
- ^ Александрович В. Пінзель Йоган-Георг… — С. 257.
- ^ Дуда І., Пиндус Б., Стецько В., Удіна Т. Пінзель Іоанн-Георгій… — С. 87.
- ^ Andrzej, Betlej (1995). "Rzeźby Jana Jerzego Pinsla i jego kręgu z kościoła parafialnego w Budzanowie". Biuletyn Historii Sztuki (in Polish). 57 (3/4). IS PAN: 343–352.
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