Abraham Hunter

Main altar of the St. Nikolai Church in Luckau, 1670

Abraham Hunter (* around 1640 / 45 ; † 2. June 1714 in Finsterwalde , Lower Lausitz , Kingdom of Saxony ) was a German cabinetmaker and mayor of Finsterwalde. He created altars , pulpits and baptismal angels in some churches in Niederlausitz.

Life

Baptism angel in the village church Schönborn, 1703, probably by Abraham Jäger

Altar of the Wendish Church in Senftenberg, 1682, today in the Peter-Paul-Kirche

He was a son of the carpenter of the same name Abraham Jäger from Triebel (today Trzebiel) in Lower Lusatia. In 1663 he was referred to as a journeyman and carpenter in Doberlug at his wedding with Maria, daughter of the cloth maker Bartholomäus Koswig from Finsterwalde . Since 1670 Abraham Jäger created altarpieces, pulpits, baptismal angels, a wooden baptismal font and galleries in various towns and villages in Lower Lusatia. When he died in 1714 he was mayor of Finsterwalde.

Works

• Altar and wooden font in the Nikolaikirche in Luckau , 1670
• Altar in St. Sebastian's Church in Baruth , 1679
• Altar and pulpit in the Wendish Church in Senftenberg , 1682, altar today in the Peter-Paul-Kirche
• Pulpit in the church in Freienhufen , 1683
• Altar in the German Church in Vetschau / Spreewald , after 1691/1694 (presumed)
• Altar in the church in masses , 1701
• Baptism angel in the church in Schönborn , 1703 (presumed)
• Baptism in the Masses Church, 1705
• Galleries in Schönborn Church , 1710–1715
• Altar in the St. Catherine's Church in Nehesdorf , no year (presumed)
• Altar in the church in Trebbus , no year (presumed)

literature

• Werner Ziems: Baptism angel in Lower Lusatia . In: Annegret Gehrmann, Dirk Schumann (ed.): Village churches in Niederlausitz . Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2011. pp. 341–358, pp. 347f.