Bartholomäus van Opstal

Bartholomäus van Opstal (* around 1631; † March 7, 1694 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian baroque sculptor .

Life

According to the entry in the marriage book "Bartholomäus de Obsthal Antuerpensis", Bartholomäus van Opstal originally came from Antwerp. He may have been related to the Flemish sculptor Gerard van Opstal . On May 23, 1661, Bartholomäus van Opstal, as a sculptor, sent Johann Georg von Leoprechting, Dean of Berchtesgaden, a proposal for the execution of the high altar of the collegiate church in Berchtesgaden . In 1663 he was called from Rome to build it and then settled in Salzburg. On May 2, 1667, he married Sibylle Eberlin in Salzburg Cathedral. He had eight children with her: Maria Sybilla (born February 1, 1671); Anna Rosina (born February 2, 1671); Catharina Cordula (born April 10, 1673); Franz Ferdinand (born September 8, 1674); Alexander Joseph (born February 29, 1676); Matthias Joseph (born February 15, 1677); Anton Bartholomäus (born May 8, 1679); Anna Elisabeth [Obstaller] (born March 27, 1682).

In Salzburg he obtained the title and rank of high princely valet. He created numerous sculptures in the city of Salzburg. Two of his most important works in Salzburg, the two figures of Bishop Rupert and Bishop Virgil in front of the Salzburg Cathedral, are mostly dated in literature to the year 1660. However, this dating is to be changed to the time after his arrival in Salzburg, and therefore to 1663 at the earliest. He is also named as the master builder of the Allerheiligen monastery in Tittmoning . He died on March 7, 1694 at the age of 63 in Salzburg and was buried in the cemetery of St. Peter.

Works

• Around 1660 the two outer, larger than life saints Rupert of Salzburg and Virgil of Salzburg on high plinths with the coat of arms of the donor Prince Archbishop Guidobald von Thun and Hohenstein in front of the main portal of the Salzburg Cathedral
• 1667 the central figure of St. Erentrudis of Salzburg by the fountain in the kitchen courtyard of Nonnberg Abbey on a pedestal with the coat of arms of the donor Prince Archbishop Guidobald von Thun and Hohenstein
• 1669 high altar in the collegiate church Berchtesgaden on behalf of the Wittelsbach administrator Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern. The altar is similar to that of Salzburg Cathedral
• 1670/1673 Figure of St. Peter on the fountain column in the first courtyard of St. Peter's Abbey , the fountain has an inscription with the coat of arms of Archbishop Max Gandolf von Kuenburg
• 1674 Inscription plaque for Abbot Amandus Pachler, who died in 1673, in the collegiate church of St. Peter
• 1682 New building by the Allerheiligen Monastery in Tittmoning , donated by Archbishop Max Gandolf von Kuenburg
• 1689 statues of ancient deities on the balustrades on tall pedestals in the Mirabell Gardens of Mirabell Palace

literature

• Franz Martin : Obstall, Bartholomä van . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 553 .
• The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Salzburg . Vienna 1986. List of artists.

Web links

Commons : Bartholomäus van Opstal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Salzburgwiki : Bartholomäus von Obstall

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Johannes Ramharter: "Because the altar is not shapely and fluffy due to its age ...": Legal questions about the furnishing of sacred buildings in the Salzburg area. Böhlau, Vienna 1996.
2. ↑ marriage book. Salzburg Cathedral Parish, Volume IV, p. 137.
3. ↑ Baptismal register. Salzburg Cathedral Parish, Volume V, p. 726.
4. ↑ Baptismal register. Salzburg Cathedral Parish, Volume V, p. 796.
5. ↑ Baptismal register. Salzburg Cathedral Parish, Volume VI, p. 10v.
6. ↑ Baptismal register. Salzburg Cathedral Parish, Volume VI, p. 53r.
7. ↑ Baptismal register. Salzburg Cathedral Parish, Volume VI, p. 102r.
8. ↑ Baptismal register. Salzburg Cathedral Parish, Volume VI, p. 129v.
9. ↑ Baptismal register. Salzburg Cathedral Parish, Volume VI, p. 195r.
10. ↑ Baptismal register. Salzburg Cathedral Parish, Volume VI, p. 283.
11. ↑ Death book. Salzburg Cathedral Parish, Volume II, p. 416.
12. ^ Georg Hager, Berthold Riehl, Gustav von Bezold: The art monuments of the Kingdom of Bavaria from the eleventh to the end of the eighteenth century . tape 1 : The art monuments of the administrative district of Upper Bavaria , part 3. J. Albert, Munich 1905, p. 2937 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ): "The high altar, renaissance structure with 4 columns [...] made according to the contract of January 1, 1663 by the sculptor Bartholomäus von Obstall in Salzburg, completed 1669, according to his own drawing"