Christoph Sapovius
Christoph Sapovius (* around 1660 (?); † August 21, 1710 in Berlin ) was a sculptor in Danzig and Berlin. David, Johann or Christof are also given as his first name and there are numerous spellings of his last name (Sapowius, Sappovius, Sappowius, Sopovius, Zappovius, Zappowius, Zapouius, Sapau, Sapow and Sapovi).
Live and act
Sapovius came from the Palatinate. In 1680 it was first mentioned in the church records of the Reformed St. Elisabeth Church in Gdansk . Although he never belonged to the Gdańsk sculptors' guild and did not have civil rights, he made close contacts with the locals. He married Concordia, b. Kadau, whose father was the Danzig goldsmith Ernst Kadau. The marriage resulted in (at least) three daughters. In 1691 Christoph Sapovius had his daughter Concordia baptized in the Elisabeth Church, in 1701 he and his wife were mentioned there.
Sapovius had a small workshop in Danzig and also trained apprentices. It has long been assumed that Sapovius was Andreas Schlueter's first teacher , but this role is more likely to be attributed to his father of the same name. Occasionally, however, there should have been collaboration between Schlueter and Sapovius. Around 1680/82, for example, a sculptor Sapovius worked on the new Royal Chapel in Danzig, as did Andreas Schlueter. In 1702, Andreas Schlueter applied for a Johann Sapovius to enter Berlin to rebuild the palace .
Christoph Sapovius had lived in Berlin since 1704 at the latest. There he died in 1710 after a two-year illness as a royal court sculptor.
The daughter Concordia married the sculptor Anton Clasen in Berlin in 1711.
literature
- Kevin E. Kandt: Sapovius (Sapowius; Sappovius; Sappowius; Sopovius; Zappovius; Zappowius; Zapouius; Sapau; Sapow; Sapovi), David (Christoph; Christof; Johann) . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 101, de Gruyter, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-11-023267-7 , p. 165.
- Heinz Ladendorf : Sapovius, David (from Schlüter: Johann, in files, etc .: Christoph gen.) . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 29 : Rosa – Scheffauer . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1935, p. 458 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kevin E. Kandt: Sapovius ([..]), David ([..]) . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 101, de Gruyter, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-11-023267-7 , p. 165.
- ^ Kevin E. Kandt: Schlueteriana II: Studies in the Art, Life and Milieu of Andreas Schlueter . Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2014. p. 98 note 170
- ^ Kevin E. Kandt: Schlueteriana III: Studies in the Art, Life and Milieu of Andreas Schlueter . Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2015. p. 177, note 657
- ↑ Erich Keyser : Old and new on the origins of Andreas Schlueter. In: Old Prussian gender studies. II. 1928. pp. 50f. found evidence of Christoph Sapovius in Danzig
- ^ Heinz Ladendorf : The sculptor and builder Andreas Schlueter. Contributions to his biography and the Berlin art history of his time . Deutscher Verein für Kunstwissenschaft, Berlin 1935. p. 5 note 30 text , there also the following information
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sapovius, Christoph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sapovius, David; Sapovius, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sculptor in Gdansk and Berlin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: around 1660 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1710 |
| Place of death | Berlin |