Franz Anton Sebastini

Franz Anton Sebastini (also Franz Anton Sebastian ; Franz Anton Schebesta ; Czech František Antonín Šebesta , also František Antonín Šebesta-Sebastini ; * around 1724 in Kojetein ; † 1789 in Proßnitz ) was a Baroque painter and fresco artist from Moravia who mainly worked in Upper Silesia was.

Life

Franz Anton Sebastini, whose year of birth is assumed to be 1724/25, is recorded in Kojetein for the years 1749 to 1753, from 1761 to 1783 he worked mainly in Upper Silesia and then probably in Proßnitz. He mainly worked for church clients and created numerous frescoes and oil paintings. In Upper Silesia he often worked with the sculptor and plasterer Johann Schubert (* 1741 in Leipnik ) , who was also from Moravia . The landlord, Reichsgraf Oppersdorf , gave him the numerous commissions in Oberglogau and the surrounding area . Since Sebastini rarely signed his works, the attribution is not always certain. Some of the attributions have recently been rejected and attributed to the Jesuit Ignaz Raab , who is also active in Upper Silesia .

Works (selection)

• In Moravia
  • Rájec nad Svitavou castle : wall painting (after 1763)
  • Groß-Ullersdorf , depictions from the Passion of Christ (1784)
  • Sternberg , former Augustinian monastery: refectory ; former monastery church (now parish church): frescoes
  • Chvalnov , Church of St. James the Elder: three altarpieces

• In Upper Silesia
  • Upper Logau :
    • Parish Church of St. Bartholomew : fresco painting in the choir vault depicting the four Christian virtues ; Mural with scenes from the life of St. Bartholomew ; under the music choir representation of the Eye of God, surrounded by symbols of the four continents . The oval medallion above the entrance to St. Joseph's Chapel is said to be Sebastini's self-portrait. (1776–81)
    • Franciscan Church and Monastery. Interior and exterior design of the Casa Santa with biblical scenes (around 1770)
    • St. Nicholas Hospital Church. Painting of St. Nicholas (around 1780)
    • Castle chapel: frescoes with scenes from the life of St. John the Baptist (around 1780)
    • Town hall: Our Lady and Uranus as the god of time (around 1774, no longer preserved)
  • Altzülz , oil painting St. Joseph (1780)
  • Lonschnik , Parish Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary: Ceiling painting from the life of St. Maria (1761)
  • Matzkirch , parish church St. Florian: wall and ceiling paintings (after 1773)
  • Kujau , Parish Church of the Holy Trinity: main altar painting (1776)
  • Schmitsch : Main altar painting Martyrdom of St. Katharina (around 1778)
  • Rauden monastery : refectory ; Monastery church: ceiling painting in the Holy Cross Chapel (around 1780)
  • Waissak , castle: Rococo paintings

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Sebastini, Franz Anton . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 33. Part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1877, p. 242 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Theophil Konietzny: Sebastini, Franz Anton . 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, p. 417 .
• Dehio Handbook of Art Monuments in Poland. Silesia. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich et al. 2005, ISBN 3-422-03109-X , pp. 69, 71, 307 ff., 511, 592, 600, 815, 919 and 1154.

Web links

• Frescoes in the Sternberg parish church