Andreas Grober

Moses as pulpit bearer, Clausthal, Marktkirche

Andreas Gröber (* around 1600/1610 in Ohrdruf ; † 1662 in Osterode am Harz ) was an important carver of the early Baroque in Northern Germany.

Its altars , pulpits , baptismal fonts and organ brochures have been preserved in many churches in the Harz region and beyond. His name was almost forgotten for a long time. Only more recent research has succeeded in ascribing numerous other excellent, previously anonymous works in the region to him, in addition to the reliably attested ones.

Little is known about Grober's life. The year of his birth is not known. He has been attested as a picture carver in Osterode since the 1630s. In 1657 he acquired the citizenship of the city and bought a house on Kesselbrunnen for his family and the workshop.

Significant works

• around 1640 furnishing of the market church dedicated to the Holy Spirit (Clausthal)
• around 1650 figure of a knight at the Ritterhaus , Osterode
• 1653 organ prospectus of the town church St. Marien , Celle
• 1654 pulpit altar of the castle church St. Johannes , Katlenburg
• 1659 Altar of the market church St. Cosmas and Damian , Goslar
• around 1660 furnishing of the St. Aegidien Church, Osterode
• after 1660 altar of St. Lukas Church in Jerstedt

literature

• Hans Gerhard Meyer: Directory of the works created by Andreas Gröber , in: Heimatblätter für den Süd-western Harzrand 42, 1986, pp. 52–61.

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