František Rint
František Rint (* in the 19th century in Česká Skalice , district Náchod , Hradec Kralove in Bohemia ) was a Czech woodcarvers and carpenters in the 19th century.
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In 1870 he was commissioned by Prince von Schwarzenberg to organize the human bones that were kept in the Sedletz ossuary . The ossuary is located in the basement of the All Saints Church in Sedletz (Czech: Sedlec), a district of Kuttenberg , (Czech: Kutná Hora ) in Bohemia. Rint used the bones, among other things, to create very macabre sculptures including four chandeliers and a coat of arms of the Schwarzenberg family, which can still be seen in the ossuary today.
Another example is a large table covered with a pony skin, each of which shows a skull in the four legs made of fallow deer horns. This piece was offered in 2010 at the Cologne Fine Arts & Antiques trade fair .
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- ↑ Steven Geyer: Haus der Totenschädel In: Spiegel Online from July 2, 2004
- ↑ Rose-Maria Gropp: Enjoy in a good mood In: faz.net from November 20, 2010
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SURNAME | Rint, František |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech wood carver and carpenter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Česká Skalice , Bohemia |
DATE OF DEATH | 19th century or 20th century |