Georg Johann Mattarnovi

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Georg Johann Mattarnovi born Jürgen Mattarn , ( Russian Георг Иоганн Маттарнови * 1677 in Heiligenbeil ; † 2 November . Jul / 13. November  1719 greg. In St. Petersburg ) was a Prussian - Russian architect of the Baroque .

Life

Mattarn was a student and assistant to Andreas Schlueter . From 1696 to 1711 he served as a sculptor for Margrave Philipp Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt . In 1698 he changed his name to Georg Johann Mattarnovi in ​​the Italian style.

In 1713 Mattarnovi went to St. Petersburg with Schlüter and, after his death in 1714, took over Schlüter's projects. In 1715 he worked out the street plan for the Admiralty Island (with the streets facing the Admiralty Tower ), which was then implemented by his successor Nicolaus Friedrich Härbel . Mattarnovi was involved in the construction of the grotto , the coffee house, the poultry yard and the summer palace of Peter I. in the summer garden as well as in the construction of the Menshikov palace . In 1716 he began the project to build the (second) Winter Palace for Peter I. In 1717 he designed the second St. Isaac's Cathedral and in 1718 the art chamber . Other projects Mattarnovis were the first Neva - shipyard on the Fontanka over the summer garden (not received), the Pantaleon Church for the shipyard workers (1735-1739 of Ivan Kuzmich Korobov replaced by a stone church) and the Cruys -House at the site of the future little ones Hermitage . On all of his projects, Mattarnovi was able to start construction while Härbel completed the project. Mattarnovi was also involved in the construction of type houses on Petrograd Island for the City Affairs Office .

Mattarnovi was buried in the cemetery for those of different faiths at Samson Cathedral in St. Petersburg. The grave has not been preserved.

Works

  • Peter I Winter Palace, St. Petersburg

  • Coffee house in the summer garden, St. Petersburg

  • Poultry yard in the summer garden, St. Petersburg

  • Kunstkammer, St. Petersburg

Web links

Commons : Georg Johann Mattarnovi  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Prussia39.ru: Маттарнови Георг Иоганн (accessed November 25, 2017).
  2. ↑ a b c Прогулки по Санкт-Петербургу: Георг Иоганн Маттарнови (accessed November 25, 2017).
  3. ↑ a b c d e Дмитриев В. К .: Архитекторы Санкт-Петербурга . КОРОНА принт, St. Petersburg 2007, ISBN 978-5-7931-0569-9 .
personal data
SURNAME Mattarnovi, Georg Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Маттарнови, Георг Иоганн (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian-Russian Baroque architect
DATE OF BIRTH 1677
PLACE OF BIRTH Holy ax
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1719
Place of death St. Petersburg