Christian Ackermann

The clock created by Ackermann on the Tallinn Church of the Holy Spirit

Christian Ackermann (* before 1670 in Königsberg , † after 1710 in Tallinn ) was a sculptor and art carver working in Estonia .

life and work

Christian Ackermann came from Königsberg . He worked in Riga , Stockholm and Gdansk before working in Tallinn from around 1672 until his death . He married the widow of his master Elert Thiele after his death. In 1675 Ackermann became a citizen of Tallinn and owned his own workshop. He probably died of the plague in Tallinn in 1710 or a short time later .

Christian Ackermann was one of the most important masters of the high baroque in Estonia. He brought strong Central European art influences to Northeast Europe, especially the baroque motifs and masterful acanthus ornamentation .

Important work

• Baptistery of the Swedish Michaelis Church in Tallinn (around 1680)
• Altar of the Church of Simuna (1684)
• Altar and pulpit of the Church of Türi (1693)
• Pulpit with figures of the apostles (1686) and altar (1696) of the Tallinn Cathedral
• Epitaphs of the coat of arms of the Tallinn Cathedral
• Clock of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Tallinn
• Altarpieces and reredos from the Church of Martna
• Pulpit of the Church of Juuru (1695)
• Pulpit of the church of Karuse (1697)
• Crucifix of the Church of Koeru (late 17th century)
• Altar and pulpit of the Church of Vigala

literature

• Wilhelm Neumann : Lexicon of Baltic Artists , Riga 1908, p. 11 ( digitized version ).
• Sten Karling : Wood carving and carpentry of the Renaissance and Baroque in Estonia. (= Negotiations of the learned Estonian society on Dorpat Volume 34). Tartu 1943 ( digitized ).
• Tiina-Mall Kreem: The sculptor Christian Ackermann from Reval. The question of his artistic development. In: Lars Olof Larsson (Ed.): Studies on Art History in the Baltic States. Homburg Talks 1999–2001 . Martin-Carl-Adolf-Böckler-Stiftung, Kiel 2003, pp. 25–42.

Web links

• Short CV (Estonian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mälestised • 3451 altar N. Ticino jun., Chr. Ackermann, EW Londitser, 1694 (puit, polükroomia)
2. ↑ “The mighty altar in the Reval cathedral belongs to the time between the execution of the altar by Turgel and that of the essay in St. Martens . The altar was created at the suggestion of Governor General Axel Julius De la Gardie , and the cost was borne by the state. On August 18, 1694, the sculptor Christian Ackermann received 40 Rdr spec. Before the altar panel was made. Two days later, Ackermann signed an agreement according to which he was to receive a total of 200 Rhtlr for carpentry and sculpture work, whereby the master himself had to get the timber. He promised to have the altar ready by Easter of the following year. The work took a little longer and was only finished in 1696. ” According to Sven Karling: Wood carving and carpentry of the Renaissance and Baroque in Estonia. Tartu 1943, pp. 299-304.