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Franz Baugut SJ (Czech: Frantíšek Baugut ; also: Baugatta ; * 1668 in Wartenberg in Bohemia ; † February 16, 1726 in Iglau ) was a Bohemian sculptor , carver , builder and carpenter .

Life

Franz Baugut belonged to the Jesuit order and directed its Kuttenberg carpenter and wood carver workshop. In the years 1723 to 1725 he was involved in the construction of the Jihlava school building of the Jesuit order. His carvings are characterized by a rich ornamental design. The atlantic statues on the great fountain in Ceske Budejovice were mistakenly attributed to him. They were created by Jan and Josef Dietrich in 1720–1727, with Franz Baugut being responsible for building supervision.

Works

• Kutná Hora:
  • Several figures of saints on the gallery below the Jesuit college (1703–1717)
  • Sculptures on house no. 325 "U kola" (around 1700)
  • Marian column ( probably based on a design by Johann Blasius Santini-Aichl ; 1713–1725)
• Luže in East Bohemia: Plastic decoration of the former Jesuit pilgrimage church of the Virgin Mary on the Chlumek ( with Jan Kostelník and Maximilian Brabenec ; 1699–1708)
• Počátky in South Bohemia:
  • Altars of the Church "Incarnation of God" ( attributed )
  • Statues of St. Nepomuk (1717-1720)
• Relief cut “Holy Family” (1686) in the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague

literature

• Building property, Franz . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 7, Saur, Munich a. a. 1993, ISBN 3-598-22747-7 , p. 569.