Arent passer

Arent Passer (* around 1560 in The Hague , † 1637 in Reval ) was an Estonian sculptor and stonemason of Dutch origin.

life and work

Entrance to the House of the Blackheads in Reval

Arent Passer was born the son of a carpenter . He settled in Reval in 1589, where he worked until his death. He was the guild master of the stonemasons' guild and the Olaigilde .

His most famous works are the magnificent sarcophagus and epitaph for the Swedish commander-in-chief and governor of Livonia Pontus de la Gardie and his wife Sofia Gyllenhielm in the Reval Cathedral (1595) and the facade work on the Reval meeting house of the Brotherhood of Blackheads (1597-1600).

In addition, other magnificent tombs in the Reval Cathedral come from him: for Caspar von Tiesenhausen and his wife (1591), Carl Huringson Horn , Otto von Uexküll and his wife (1601), Richard Rosenkrantz (1623) and Thomas Ramm (1632) as well as the epitaph for Antonius van der Busch in the Nikolaikirche and the tomb for Evert Horn in the cathedral of Turku . He also made the reliefs on the Höppner House in Reval.

Passer's style is heavily influenced by Francesco Primaticcio and Rosso Fiorentino in terms of mannerism . He was one of the most important builders of the Renaissance in Reval. In addition to his work as a stonemason, Passer was active as a town builder, engineer and fortification expert.

Passer is buried in the Revaler Olaikirche . His son Dionysius Passer continued the father's work. Heinrich and Jakob Dam are among Arent Passer's most famous students .

literature

Juhan Maiste: Arent Passer (1560–1637) and his time in Tallinn. In: Krista Kodres , Juhan Maiste, Vappu Vabar (eds.). Sten Karling and Baltic art history. Sten Karling and Art History in the Baltic Sea Region. Tallinn 1999, pp. 51-93

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personal data
SURNAME	Passer, arent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch-Estonian sculptor and stonemason
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1560
PLACE OF BIRTH	The hague
DATE OF DEATH	1637
Place of death	Tallinn