David Schwenke
David Schwenke (born September 29, 1575 in Pirna ; † November 5, 1620 ibid) was a German sculptor in Saxony .
Life
He was the younger brother of the sculptor Michael Schwenke . He completed his training as a sculptor with Christian Krämer in Pirna and Andreas Buschwitz in Dresden . He also worked for a few years in the workshop of Christoph Walther II in Dresden and later with his son-in-law Melchior Jobst in Pirna. In 1609 he was appointed foreman of the guild of stonemasons , masons and sculptors. He was Michael Schwenke's employee and workshop successor. Later he also worked in the workshop of Christoph Walther IV in Dresden. He mainly created decorative grave decorations.
Works (selection)
- 1599: Portrait tombstone for Margarete von Bünau in the church in Lauenstein
- 1608: Portrait gravestones for the author Jordan and his family in the church in Reichstädt near Dippoldiswalde
- 1610–12: leading architect in the execution of the altar of the town church St. Marien Pirna
- 1615: Pulpit of the St. Michaelis Church in the old town of Lüneburg
- 1616: Portrait gravestones for the mountain master Christoph Fincke in the church in Altenberg
- 1617: Epitaph for Elisabeth von Schönberg in the church at Reinhardtsgrimma
- 1619: Tomb chest piece for Laurenz Jerschel in Tetschen
- Completion of the ten meter high sandstone altarpiece of his brother Michael Schwenke in the town church of St. Marien Pirna
- 1625: Tomb of the Abraham Bock family on the north wall in the nave of the church in Waltirsche
literature
- Berthold Haendcke: Studies on the history of Saxon sculpture of the late Renaissance and Baroque times. 1903. p. 55 ff.
- Lüneburg Citizens' Association V .: Red-Blue-White Portfolio 2010. p. 40.
- Kurt Buschmann: Schwenke, family of sculptors . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 30 : Scheffel – Siemerding . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1936.
- Peter Rochhaus : Schwenke, David . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 102, de Gruyter, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-11-023268-4 , p. 354.
Web links
- Memorial plaque at the house where Michael and David Schwenkes were born ( Memento from March 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Photo of the epitaph created by David Schwenke for MB Cademann in Pirna
- Elisabeth Schwarm: David Schwencke (1575-1620) . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lüneburg Citizens' Association e. V .; Red-Blue-White Portfolio 2010, p. 40.
- ↑ Description of the location of Antonstal, district Aussig an der Elbe. Retrieved November 7, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pan, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1575 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pirna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1620 |
| Place of death | Pirna |