Georg Wilhelm Neunhertz

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Neunhertz 'crypto portrait as a Landsknecht

Georg Wilhelm Neunhertz (also: Georg Wilhelm Josef Neunhertz ; * baptized May 11, 1689 probably in Breslau ; † May 24, 1749 in Prague ) was a German church painter , draftsman and engraver .

biography

Neunhertz was baptized on May 11, 1689 in Breslau. His parents were the painter Christian Neunhertz , who died two months after Georg Wilhelm's birth, and Maria Magdalena (née Willmann), daughter of the painter Michael Willmann , whose pupil he was initially. After his death in 1706 he was tutored by his stepson Johann Christoph Lischka . After Lischka's death in 1712, he continued the former Willmann workshop in Leubus Monastery . In 1724 he moved to Prague, where he was given major orders. There he acquired citizenship and belonged to the guild of painters. He also returned to Silesia several times from Prague for larger orders. His works show an excellent feeling for color and form. Although he was best known as a church painter, he also left behind significant drawings and steel engravings. His main work includes the iconographically rich fresco program for the Silesian monastery Grüssau .

Works

In Silesia

  • Grüssau Monastery:
    • Monastery church of the Assumption of Mary: wall paintings (1733–1734)
    • Fresco with scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary (1733–1735)
    • Mausoleum of the Dukes of Schweidnitz-Jauer: wall painting with the history of the abbey
    • St. Maria Magdalena Chapel: frescoes in the pointed arches (1740)
    • Bethlehem , Abbots' water pavilion: Architectural paintings (around 1730)
  • Neumarkt , parish church St. Andreas: painting "Last Supper" and God the Father (1716?)
  • Liebenthal , monastery church of the Benedictines: vault paintings in the nave as well as side chapel paintings “Flight into Egypt”, “Presentation in the temple”, “Jesus in the temple”; in the chancel dome: stucco depictions of the Twelve Apostles and the Four Church Fathers (1728–1730)
  • Bunzlau , Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary: Crucifixion painting and fresco depicting the Holy Trinity (1736)
  • Schömberg , Parish Church of the Holy Family: Painting of St. Innocent (1734)
  • Sagan : frescoes for the library of the Augustinian monastery (1736)
  • Himmelwitz Abbey , former abbey church: painting of the Assumption of Mary (1740)

In Bohemia

  • Strahov Monastery : frescoes in the monastery church of the Assumption (1743–1744)

In Poland

  • Ląd Monastery : Dome fresco of the monastery church (1731)
  • Rydzyna, castle : ceiling painting with the apotheosis of the Sułkowski family (1745)
  • Święta Góra ( Holy Hill ) near Gostyń : frescoes for the monastery church of the Oratorians

literature

Web links

Commons : Georg Wilhelm Neunhertz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bernhard Patzak: IV. Christian and Georg Wilhelm Neunhertz . In: monthly journals for art history . Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig 1908, p. 339-340 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
  2. ↑ Kazimierz Szalewski: Leszno i okolice . Sport i Turystyka, Warsaw 1981, ISBN 83-217-2348-9 , p. 123 (Polish).
  3. ↑ Małgorzata Mazurek: Rydzyna ( Polish ) In: Zamki Wielkopolski . 1996. Archived from the original on December 1st, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 30, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.staff.amu.edu.pl
personal data
SURNAME Neunhertz, Georg Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Neunhertz, Georg Wilhelm Josef; Neunhertz, Georg Wilhelm Joseph; Neunhertz, Jerzy Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German church painter, draftsman and engraver
DATE OF BIRTH baptized May 11, 1689
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH May 24, 1749
Place of death Prague