Frans Griesenbrock
Frans Griesenbrock (German name: Franz Wilhelm Griesenbrock ; born April 23, 1916 in Bochum ; † March 12, 2010 in Vaals , Netherlands ) was a German artist for Christian art who lives in the Netherlands .
Live and act
Born and raised in Germany, Griesenbrock completed his training as a painter at the Bochum decorating school P. Henke and at W Groschop in Essen . From 1935 to 1939 he studied art at the “Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht ” and deepened his skills with the Swiss sculptor Pierre Blanc. He then lived and worked for a while in the city of Luxembourg before studying at the Jan van after the Second World War Eyck Academie in Maastricht. He then moved to Vaals in the immediate vicinity of Aachen , where he spent the rest of his life and changed his name to the Dutch spelling.
Griesenbrock specialized in Christian art and was best known for its church paintings and lead glazing. His stained glass windows can be found in numerous churches and buildings in Germany and the Netherlands, but also in the synagogue of New York City and in San Marino near Rome .
For his life's work, Griesenbrock was made a knight of the Papal New Year's Eve in 1990.
Works (selection)
- 1949/1950: Ceiling frescoes and paintings in the apse as well as the windows in the chapel of the Redemptorist monastery Huis de Esch near Vaals
- 1950: Window in St. Remigius in Simpelveld
- 1950: Relief on the pilgrimage church and renewal of the windows in the pilgrimage church of the Moresnet-Chapelle pilgrimage site in Moresnet-Chapelle
- 1953: Wall painting in the Church of St. John the Baptist in Rocherath-Krinkelt
- 1956: Maria-Hilf-Altar and stained glass in the Church of St. Mary of the Annunciation in Kohlscheid-Bank
- 1956: Stained glass of a window of St. Jozef in Simpelveld-Huls
- 1957: Window in the Camillian monastery in Roermond
- 1959: Window in the St. Hubertus Church in Sundern-Amecke
- 1961: Window and altar panel in St. Cornelius in Borgharen near Maastricht
- 1961: Window in St. Aloysius in Heinsberg-Oberbruch
- 1962: Window in the Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Gütersloh
- 1964: Window in the Franziskuskirche in Witten
- around 1966: Church window in St. Maria-St. Vicelin in Neumünster
- 1967: Window in St. Anthony of Padua in Plön
- 1969/1970: Window in St. Josef's Church in Witten-Annen
- around 1970: a window in the Redemptorist monastery in Bonn
- 1975: several windows in St. Monulphus and St. Gondulphus in Berg en Terblijt
- 1975: Window in the Michaelskirche in Alsdorf-Begau
- 1976/1977: Window in the St. Adelgundis Church in Koslar
- 1987: Window in the Momme-Nissen-Haus on Pellworm , the parish hall of the Roman Catholic community
- 1988 and 1997: Additions and new production of two windows for St. Paulus in Vaals
- 1990: Calvary group and Steles of the Cross at the Lourdes grotto in Vaals
- 1999: Window on the new Chapel of Grace at the Moresnet-Chapelle pilgrimage site
literature
- Pieter A. Scheen: Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars , 1750–1950, Volume 1, 's-Gravenhage 1969–1970, p. 401
Web links
- Biographical data on artindex.nl
- Biographical data on rkd.nl
- Biography of Frans Griesenbrock on momme-haben-haus.de
- Entry Griesenbrock on “Forschungsstelle Glasmalerei des 20. Jahrhundert e. V. "
- Short portrait on the website of the local history association Vaals (ndl.)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Griesenbrock, Frans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Griesenbrock, Franz Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German visual artist for Christian art |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bochum |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 2010 |
| Place of death | Vaals , Netherlands |