Ferdinand Ganal
Ferdinand Ganal (born April 9, 1703 in Saarlouis ; † October 22, 1775 there ) was a German sculptor of the Baroque and Rococo . He worked mainly in Kurtrier and the county of Nassau-Saarbrücken .
Life
Ganal was born in 1703 as the son of the carpenter Joseph Ganal (1673-1742) and his wife Jeanne Roblet (around 1682-1722). Ganal was probably a pupil of the Nassau-Saarbrücken court sculptor Pierrard de Coraille . He worked several times with the architect Christian Kretzschmar . One of Ganal's main works is the ornate epitaph for Henning von Stralenheim in the St. Arnual collegiate church .
In 1723 he married the merchant's daughter Marguerite le Blanc (1702–1753) in Saarlouis, with whom he had 13 children. After the death of his first wife, Ganal married Anne Marie Weber (1712–1767) in Saarlouis in 1753 .
Works
- 1725–1727: Altar and pulpit of the old Protestant church of St. Johann (today Saarbrücken Castle Church )
- 1738: Tabernacle and antependium of the high altar of the provost church of St. Peter in Merzig
- around 1757: Choir furnishings of the Catholic Church Beckingen (not preserved)
- numerous mask-like window keystones on many buildings in Saarlouis
- Window keystones (masks) on the main building of Mettlach Abbey
literature
- Ganal, Ferdinand . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 13 : Gaab-Gibus . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1920, p. 147 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Ganal in the Saarland biographies
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ganal, Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1703 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saarlouis |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1775 |
| Place of death | Saarlouis |