Christian Schmidt (carpenter)
Christian Rudolf Schmidt (born August 4, 1708 in Hadamar ; † October 19, 1753 in the Marienstatt Monastery ) was a Nassau Baroque carpenter .
Schmidt was born as the son of the master carpenter Johann Heinrich Schmidt. In 1735 he entered the Cistercian Abbey of Marienstatt as a lay brother . There he created his main work with the baroque staircase carved from oak wood. The richly decorated, two-armed staircase in the portal area of the monastery leads to the upper floor.
literature
- Otto Renkhoff: Nassau biography. Wiesbaden 1992, p. 350
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| SURNAME | Schmidt, Christian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmidt, Christian Rudolf (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nassau carpenter of the Hadamar Baroque |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 4, 1708 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hadamar |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1753 |
| Place of death | Marienstatt Monastery |