Georg Anton Heintz

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Johann Georg Anton Heintz (Czech: Jiří Antonín Heinz ) (* 24. March 1698 in Svitavy ; † 22. May 1759 in Znojmo ) was a Moravian sculptor of the Baroque .

Statue of St. Florian in Račice-Pístovice
Pieta, Svatý Kopeček

Life

Heintz was a student of the Olomouc sculptor Johann Sturmer and was strongly influenced in his work by Matthias Bernhard Braun . His main places of activity were Olomouc and Mährisch Neustadt . From 1745 Heintz was resident in Znojmo.

He created a large number of holy figures, which he regularly signed and dated.

Works (selection)

  • sculptural decoration of the front of the Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary on Svatý Kopeček
  • Statue of St. Joseph at the entrance to the Franciscan monastery in Moravská Třebová (1721)
  • sculptural decoration of the monastery church of St. Joseph in Moravská Třebová (1721)
  • St. Florian Column in Ivanovice na Hané (1721)
  • Statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Olomouc Castle (1724)
  • Statue of St. Johannes Sarkander on Brünner Strasse in Svitavy (1725)
  • with Severin Tischler : Marian column in Uničov (1729–1748)
  • Statues of the Four Seasons in the Hradisko Monastery (1731–1732)
  • Altar of St. Trinity in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Uničov (between 1720 and 1740)
  • Altarpiece of St. John of Nepomuk and statue of St. Johannes Sarkander in the Olomouc St. Mauritz Church (1735)
  • St. Florian Column in Uhřičice (1742)
  • Column of St. John of Nepomuk with the angels in Uničov
  • Pieta column at the residence of the Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary on Svatý Kopeček
  • Pulpit in the Church of St. John the Baptist in Bohuňovice
  • Statue of John the Baptist in Kostelec near Krnov
  • Furnishing of the burial chapel of Counts Zierotin in the church of John the Baptist in Velké Losiny
  • Statues of hll. Johannes von Nepomuk and Johannes Sarkander on the ring in Fulnek
  • Portal design of the Knurow house in Fulnek
  • Decoration of the stairwell to the Church of St. Trinity in Fulnek
  • Main altar of the monastery church of the Annunciation in Šumperk (attributed)
  • Statue of Immaculata in the Račice market (1744)
  • Statues of St. Wendelin, Florian and Eustachius on the Holy Bridge in Račice (1744), the Eustachius figure was destroyed in the second half of the 20th century
personal data
SURNAME Heintz, Georg Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heinz, Jiří Antonín
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Moravian baroque sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1698
PLACE OF BIRTH Zwittau
DATE OF DEATH May 22, 1759
Place of death Znojmo