Georg Sebastian vacation
Georg Sebastian Urlaub (born May 9, 1685 in Thüngersheim ; † May 20, 1763 there ) was a Franconian baroque painter.
Life
Youth and Education (until 1719)
Georg Sebastian Urlaub was born on May 9, 1685 in Thüngersheim, Lower Franconia . His family were distinguished citizens of the city. The grandfather Johannes Urlaub (* 1593) was already a councilor in the town council, he was followed by Georg Sebastian's father, Aegidius Urlaub, called Gilg (1621–1696). The father, who was only a skilled painter, was married twice, Georg Sebastian was from the second marriage to Maria.
The sources are largely silent about the later painter's youth. Georg Sebastian started his apprenticeship in 1697, at the age of twelve, in order to learn the painting trade. The master from whom Georg Sebastian learned, however, is not mentioned. The apprenticeship was completed around 1701 and Georg Sebastian set off on a journey. Urlaub completed his master craftsman examination between 1709 and 1710 and returned to Thüngersheim.
In 1711 Georg Sebastian married Anna Maria Feser, who, like him, came from Thüngersheim. The budding painter also built a house in Thüngersheim, which can still be found today at Untere Hauptstrasse 46. In 1713, Georg Anton was born as the couple's first child. He should follow in his father's footsteps. Anna Maria gave birth to a total of nine children, three of whom were to become painters , in addition to Georg Anton Georg Christian and Johann Georg .
Since there are no records whatsoever about the training of Georg Sebastian Urlaub, different masters are named as trainers. Maybe he got to know art painting with Sebastian Reinhard in Bamberg , or did an apprenticeship with Oswald Onghers . The first artistic works from Urlaub date back to 1714. He made two oil paintings of a cycle of Christ for the monastery church in Schönau.
In Bamberg and Würzburg (until 1763)
In the period that followed, however, Urlaub shifted its focus from the Würzburg bishopric to the neighboring duchy of Bamberg . It is first documented here in 1719. Urlaub worked in the Forchheim town church St. Martin and around 1720 made an altar sheet for the village church in Dörfleins near Hallstadt. During his time in Bamberg, Urlaub worked closely with other craftsmen. Johann Dientzenhofer , Leonhard Gollwitzer , Johann Sebastian Degler , Franz Anton Schlott and Johann Jakob Vogel were among his colleagues.
Urlaub reached the height of his work in the 1820s. He designed the parish church of Dormitz and possibly even helped with the painting of Weissenstein Castle in Pommersfelden . From 1725 Georg Sebastian returned to the Würzburg area and recommended himself here with a job in the parish church of his hometown Thüngersheim. In 1725 he again received an order from the Franciscan monastery in Schönau .
The Franciscans recommended the painter and Urlaub was also allowed to supply the branch in Würzburg . In 1743 Urlaub was involved with the painting of the mirror cabinet of the Würzburg residence together with two of his sons . This second high point was followed by an almost ten-year career break. Possibly the painter Georg Sebastian experienced a personal creative crisis or the great competition in Würzburg led to a collapse in orders.
In 1755, holidays were again recorded in the Schönau monastery. His wife died in 1758, and one year later, in 1759, the painter carried his eldest son Georg Anton to his grave. In the same year, Urlaub married again, this time with Anna Apollonia Treutlein from Thüngersheim. Georg Sebastian Urlaub died on May 20, 1763 at the age of seventy-four and was buried in the town where he was born.
Works (selection)
Secured works
| place | year | plant | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnstein (Lower Franconia) | 1726 | Parish Church of St. Nicholas: organ parapet, "Fourteen Holy Helpers with Mary, Joseph and the Christ Child", 17 panels, oil on wood; Ceiling fresco choir, “Last Supper”; Six ceiling frescoes (no longer available) | Organ parapet restored by Eulogius Böhler in 1907 ; Ceiling fresco restored by Eulogius Böhler in 1907, 1931 and after the Second World War; Ceiling frescoes painted over by Böhler in 1908 |
| Bamberg | around 1720 | St. Getreu : Altarpiece 4th southern chapel, “St. Otto, surrounded by the Hll. Heinrich, Kunigunde, Benedikt and Scholastika ”, oil on canvas | Suggestion probably in the Carmelite monastery in Bamberg, painted by Oswald Onghers |
| Little village | around 1720 | Filial church St. Ursula: side altar sheet, “St. Christophorus with the fourteen helpers in need ”, oil on canvas | Unsure whether to come here from the Michaelskirche in Bamberg or already made for the church |
| Dormitz | 1723/1724 | Parish Church of the Annunciation: frescoes; Ceiling fresco choir, "The Four Evangelists"; Choir closes, “Lamb with the death wound tied to the cross”, “Chalice and missal”, “Bread and wine can on an altar”, “Altar with sacrificial animal”; Left choir wall, “Adoration of Sts. Three Kings ”,“ Marriage of Joseph and Mary ”; Right choir wall, “Adoration of the Shepherds”, nave ceiling, seven frescoes “Life of Mary”, two Old Testament depictions; Hollow of the nave, 15 depictions of the virtue of Mary; Above the organ gallery, two rectangular fields with inscriptions | Stucco by Johann Jakob Vogel |
| Euerbach | 1745 | Parish Church of St. Michael: Both oil on canvas; Left side altar sheet, "Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist"; Right side altar sheet, "Our Lady appears to St. Anthony of Padua" | Date of installation: February 10, 1745 |
| Forchheim | 1719 | Parish church St. Martin : ceiling frescoes in the central nave, six scenes from the life of St. Martin (no longer available) | Eliminated in 1895 |
| Gaukönigshofen | 1729 | Parish church St. Jakobus: choir frescoes (no longer available) | Replaced in 1777 by frescoes by Andreas Urlaub |
| Hoechberg | 1734 | Parish Church of the Nativity of Mary : Left side altar sheet, "Lamentation of Christ", oil on canvas | |
| Marktheidenfeld | 1737 | Parish Church of St. Laurentius: high altar sheet, "Martyrdom of St. Laurentius", oil on canvas; Two paintings (no longer available); Flag sheet (no longer available) | Suggestion for the high altar sheet probably in St. Peter, Würzburg, painted by Anton Clemens Lünenschloß ; whether the other works were carried out is unclear |
| Retzstadt | 1727/1728 | Parish Church of St. Andreas: Stucco ceiling painting, "St. Andrew", "The Four Evangelists"; Right side altar sheet, “St. Sebastian “, oil on canvas; Left side altar sheet, “Mariae Verkendung”, oil on canvas; High altar sheet “St. Andreas "(no longer available) | |
| Schönau (Gemünden am Main) | 1714-1755 | Monastery Church of the Conception of Mary : painting, several scenes from the life of Jesus, oil on canvas, 1714; Choir stalls in the summer choir, half-length portraits of saints and men of the Franciscan order, oil on panel, 1725; Summer choir, left side altar sheet, "Glory of St. Ottilie"; Summer choir, right side altar leaf, "Martyrdom of St. Apollonia", oil on canvas, 1735; Painting above the altar, “St. Trinity ”, oil on canvas; Stations of the Cross, 12 paintings, oil on canvas, 1755 | Nave paintings partly by other artists (including court painter Gravet, Georg Franz Mika); Stations of the Cross Domenico Tiepolo borrowed |
| Thüngersheim | 1725 | Parish church St. Michael: pictures of the organ gallery, "Christ with twelve apostles", oil on wood | |
| Volkach | 1733, 1739 | Parish Church of St. Bartholomew and St. Georg : high altar sheet, “Assumption of Mary”, oil on canvas, 1733; Sebastian Altar, “The Adoration of Sts. Three Kings ", oil on canvas, 1739 (no longer available) | Altarpiece in 1853 by a copy of Peter spirit replaced |
| Wurzburg | 1728, 1733/1734 | Franciscan Minorite Monastery Church : painting, “Last Supper”, oil on canvas, 1728; Depictions from the life of St. Valentinus, oil on canvas, 1733/1734 (no longer available) | Valentinus cycle probably burned in 1945 |
| Wurzburg | 1743 | Residence : mirror cabinet, reverse glass paintings | Together with Johann Thalhofer, Anton Joseph Högler, Georg Anton Urlaub, Georg Christian Urlaub |
| Wurzburg | Mid-18th century | Private ownership: Tondo with a male allegory, oil on canvas |
Attributed works
| place | year | plant | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgellern | around 1725 | Parish Church of St. Magdalena and St. Katharina: high altar sheet, "Immaculate Conception of Mary", oil on canvas | great painterly similarities to works that were created at the same time |
| Kirchschletten | first half of the 18th century | Parish Church of St. John the Baptist: high altar sheet, “Holy Family”, oil on canvas; Left side altar sheet, "Maria with Child", oil on canvas | motivic similarities to other leaves leave |
| Schirnaidel | 1727, 1729 | Filial church St. Johannis Baptista: Left side altar sheet, "Maria with Child", oil on canvas, 1727; Right side altar sheet, “St. Katharina ”, oil on canvas, 1729 | Attribution not secured |
| Schönau (Gemünden am Main) | 1709-1713 | Franciscan monastery Mariae Conception: rear walls of choir stalls, "Apostle pictures", oil on canvas, after 1709 | |
| Wurzburg | 1711-1713 | Franziskanerkloster Würzburg: painting, four scenes from the life of the Savior, oil on canvas; Consultation room, "Flagellation", "Resurrection", "Ascension" (no longer available) | probably after the Second World War from the Franciscan monastery in Schönau; Burned painting in 1945 |
| Zeil am Main | around 1730 | Parish Church of St. Michael: Left side altar sheet, “Immaculate Conception of Mary”, oil on canvas; Right side altar sheet, "Joseph with the boy Jesus", oil on canvas |
literature
- Wolfgang Kümper: Georg Sebastian vacation. A Baroque painter from Main Franconia. (= Mainfränkische Hefte No. 89 ). Friends of Mainfränkischer Kunst and Geschichte, Volkach, 1989. Summary (Journal for Bavarian State History)
Web links
- Urlaub, Sebastian in the German biography
- WürzburgWiki: Georg Sebastian Vacation
Individual evidence
- ^ Wolfgang Kümper: Georg Sebastian vacation. P. 12.
- ↑ Michael Deubert: painted martyrdom of the church patron. In: Wertheimer Zeitung. 8/9 May 2010 ( digital )
- ^ Wolfgang Kümper: Georg Sebastian vacation. P. 14.
- ^ Wolfgang Kümper: Georg Sebastian vacation. Pp. 21-80.
- ^ Wolfgang Kümper: Georg Sebastian vacation. Pp. 85-95.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vacation, Georg Sebastian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Franconian baroque painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1685 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thüngersheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1763 |
| Place of death | Thüngersheim |