Heinrich Groeninger

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Heinrich Gröninger (* around 1578/79 in Paderborn ; † November 6, 1631 ) was a German sculptor . Due to his activity as a cathedral sculptor in Paderborn, some of his works can be seen in the cathedral there .

Life

Heinrich Gröninger is the eldest son of Gerdt van Groningen, who acquired the citizenship of the city of Paderborn in 1578 , and Engel Harbring (also spelled "Harbrink"). The parental home is occupied at Gierstor in Paderborn. His brother Gerhard (around 1582–1652) and his sister Maria († before 1626) are known as other siblings . Presumably Hans Groninger was also a brother. The exact date of Gröninger's birth is not known, but it is assumed to be 1578/79.

It is not clear where Gröninger learned to be a sculptor. His first work is a grave slab of landdrosten Raban von Westphal from Dringenberg , which his widow commissioned shortly after his death in 1598. Here Gröninger appeared as a freelance sculptor and entrepreneur. Another testimony about him can be found in the membership directory of the Marian Sodality of the Paderborn Jesuits , which Gröninger joined on January 23, 1600.

It is not known where Gröninger maintained his house and workshop until 1610. On April 23, 1610, Gröninger rented a house north of the cathedral, which had previously housed the Martinskuria of the Paderborn Jesuits. In the lease, Gröninger's wife Maria Wegewarth from Münster is mentioned for the first time.

On April 13, 1612, Gröninger was appointed cathedral sculptor by the Paderborn cathedral chapter . During this time, several tombs were created in the cloister of Paderborn Cathedral and the large tomb of Dietrich von Fürstenberg . Thanks to the employment, Gröninger was financially well off and on April 13, 1617 acquired the Detmarsenhof in Neuhaus for 300 thalers.

By the end of the 1620s, Gröninger's financial situation must have worsened, so that in 1627 and 1629 he took out loans and sold his parents' house in Giersstrasse. At this time his wife was already dead and Gröninger continued to live in Neuhaus with his only son Johann. Until his death on November 6th 1631, Gröninger continued the workshop operation.

Works

year Name, location image
1598/99 Tomb of the Landdrosten Raban von Westphal, St. Mary's Birth in Dringenberg
Dringenberg - Church - tombstone Raban von Westphalen.jpg
1599/1600 Tomb of the cathedral dean Heinrich von Meschede, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Heinrich von Meschede.jpg
1601/02 Coat of arms of Bishop Dietrich von Fürstenberg , Paderborn Theological Faculty
Paderborn - Theological Faculty - Wappenbild.jpg
1603 Cross altar, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral, cross altar.jpg
1603/04 Tomb of Canon Gisbert von Budde, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Gisbert von Budde.jpg
1603/04 Tomb of Margarete von Westphal, St. Mary's Birth in Dringenberg
Dringenberg - Church - Gravestone Margareta von Spiegel.jpg
1604 Tomb of the cathedral treasurer Johann von Hanxleden , Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Johann von Hanxleden.jpg
around 1607 Tomb of Canon Hermann von Winkelhausen , Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Hermann von Winkelhausen.jpg
1607 Tomb of Canon Hermann von Keppel, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Hermann von Keppel.jpg
1607/08 Tomb of Baron David von Spiegel, St. Mary's Assumption Peckelsheim
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1608 Tomb of the cathedral scholaster Joachim von Langen, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Joachim von Langen (2) .jpg
1608/09 Figures of the twelve apostles, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Dom, Apostel.jpg
1610 Altarpiece, St. Meinolf Bellersen
Bellersen - Church - Altarpiece Heinrich Gröninger.jpg
1610 Tomb of Landdrosten Gottschalk von Haxthausen, St. Mary's Birth Dringenberg
Dringenberg - church - grave slab Gottschalk von Haxthausen.jpg
1610/11 Tomb of Canon Hermann von Spiegel, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Hermann von Spiegel (1) .jpg
1612 Coat of arms of the cathedral dean Arnold von Horst, Alte Mühle Etteln
1613 Tomb of Canon Bernhard Theodor von der Lippe, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Bernhard Theodor von der Lippe.jpg
1613 Portal, south wing of the Jesuit University (today Theodorianum) Paderborn
Paderborn Theodorianum Portal 1.jpg
1614 Coat of arms, north and south stair tower of the Jesuit University (today Theodorianum) Paderborn
Paderborn Theodorianum Portal 4.jpg
1615 Portal, west wing of the Jesuit University (today Theodorianum) Paderborn
Paderborn - 2016-09-14 - Theodorianum (8) .jpg
1615 / 16-1619 Tomb of Prince-Bishop Dietrich von Fürstenberg , Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn Cathedral tomb Dietrich von Fürstenberg.jpg
1616/18 Tomb of Baron Werner von Oeynhausen, St. Peter and Paul Sommersell
Sommersell - Church - tombstone Werner von Oeynhausen.jpg
1619 Figure of St. Christopher, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - St. Christopherus.jpg
1620 Altarpiece of the cross altar, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral, cross altar.jpg
1623/24 Tomb of canon Rüdiger von Horst, Paderborn Cathedral
Rotger from Horst Epitaph.jpg
1623/26 Tomb of Baron Werner III. von Spiegel, St. Marien Borlinghausen
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1623/26 Tomb of Katharina von Spiegel, St. Marien Borlinghausen
1624/25 High altar, St. Kilian Lichtenau
High altar of the Church of St. Kilian in Lichtenau.JPG
1625 Tomb of Canon Otto von Twiste, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Otto von Twiste.jpg
1625 Tomb of Canon Bernhard Georg von Brencken, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Bernhard Georg von Brenken (1) .jpg
1625/26 Tomb of the canon Alhard Georg von Meschede, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Alhard Georg von Meschede 01.jpg
1626 Tomb of canon Johann von Driburg, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Johannes von Driburg.jpg
1625/27 Tomb of the landdrosten Kaspar von Fürstenberg, St. Laurentius Arnsberg
Sauerland Arnsberg Propsteikirche 5.jpg
1626 Fountain attachment, Franciscan monastery Paderborn
Paderborn Franciscan Monastery Brunnenaufsatz.jpg
1627 Tomb of Canon Theodor von Varensell, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Theodor von Varensell.jpg
1626/27 four stately pillars, Paderborn Cathedral below the organ
Paderborn - Dom, pillars under the organ.jpg
1623/26 Tomb of Drosten Falk Arnd von Oeynhausen, St. Marien Falkenhagen
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1628 Tomb of Canon Otto von Spiegel, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Otto von Spiegel.jpg
1628/29 Tomb of the Canon Salentin von Meschede, Paderborn Cathedral
Paderborn - Cathedral - Epitaph Salentin von Meschede.jpg
1629 Altar retable, Busdorf Church Paderborn
Paderborn - Busdorfkirche - Altarretabel.jpg
1631 Altar retable, St. Laurentius Erwitte
Erwitte, Church of St. Laurentius, Epitaph.jpg

Fonts

  • Complete conversion from the Lutheran to the Catholic faith, of Liborij Wichartz, former mayor of Paderborn ... Pontanus, Paderborn 1604, urn : nbn: de: hbz: 6: 1-61941 (ULB Münster).

literature

  • Christoph Stiegemann: Heinrich Gröninger around 1578 / 79-1631. A contribution to sculpture between late Gothic and baroque in the prince-bishopric of Paderborn (=  studies and sources on Westphalian history . Volume 26 ). Bonifatius, Paderborn 1989.
  • Eugen Franke: Heinrich Gröninger, the sculptor at the time of the Counter Reformation in Paderborn . In: Westphalian magazine . tape 90 . Münster 1933 ( digitized version ).
  • Theodor Rensing : To the genealogy of the Gröninger . In: Alois Schröer (Ed.): Monasterium. Festschrift for the 700th anniversary of the consecration of Paulus Cathedral in Münster . Regensberg Verlag, Münster 1966, pp. 137–148.

Web links

Commons : Heinrich Gröninger  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ^ Theodor Rensing: On the genealogy of the Gröninger . In: Alois Schröer (Ed.): Monasterium. Festschrift for the 700th anniversary of the consecration of Paulus Cathedral in Münster . Verlag Regensberg, Münster 1966, pp. 137–148, here p. 137.