Balcer Kunc

Altar of St. Mark's Church in Krakow

Balcer Kunc (later Balthasar Kuntz , Polish Baltazar Kuncz ; * around 1580 , † after 1642 ) was a wood carver and city councilor in Kleparz near Cracow .

Life

The father Johannes († 1588) was a carpenter (and wood carver?), The mother's name was Barbara. The brothers Sebastian and Adalbert (Wojciech) also became wood carvers. Balcer probably trained with his father and then spent some time in Breslau .

In 1611 he married in Kleparz. His work as an altar carver has been known since 1618. From 1623 to 1642 Kunc was a member of the city council of Kleparz, 1630 mayor. He owned at least two houses in the place.

After 1642 there are no more reports about him.

Works (selection)

Altar in the Holy Cross Church Krakow

Balcer Kunc created some altars in Cracow and its surroundings as well as in other places in Lesser Poland.

• St. Mark's Church , Krakow, 1618 (–1622?), Main altar
• Poor Clare Church of Stary Sącz , 1619–1621, main altar, today in the Church of St. John in Łącko
• Corpus Christi Church, St. Anne's Chapel, Kazimierz, 1619, altar; and 1624–1632 / 37, main altar and choir stalls? (Attributions)
• Holy Cross Church , Krakow, 1630, main altar and choir stalls
• Church of St. Sigismund Szydłowiec , altar
• Church of St. Johannes, Skalbmierz , altar
• Kurozwęki Church , altar
• Epitaph Johannes Kunc, St. Florian Church, Kleparz, 1634, with his brother Wojciech, not preserved

literature

• Kuncz, Balcer . In: Polski Słownik Biograficzny . T. XVI. Warszawa 1971. p. 183.

Web links

• Baltazar Kuncz Poczet Krakowski, detailed description (Polish)
• Baltazar Kuncz / Balcer Kunc bank photo, with photos