Heinrich Joseph Koulen

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Heinrich Joseph Koulen , also Heinrich Josef Koulen (born February 2, 1852 in Kirchhoven , † October 19, 1922 in Heinsberg ) was a German sculptor.

Life

Koulen was trained at sculpture studios in Roermond and at the Academy in Antwerp . Years of traveling took him through the Netherlands, Belgium and France. After living in Lille for a long time , he moved to Heinsberg. He mainly created works of Christian art .
He had his studio at Josefstrasse 9.
Apprentices included Hein Minkenberg , later art professor at the Aachen School of Applied Arts, and his nephew Jupp Koulen , sculptor and painter.

Works

  • Heinsberg , nail figure Iron Johann. Summer 1916. Revised winter 1916/17.
  • St. Gangolf (Heinsberg) , Marienaltar (replica of the Pacher altar in the parish church of Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut (Upper Austria)), triumphal cross, Mariahilf and baptismal altar, benches in the central nave, crucifixion group in the parish altar, figures of St. Gangolphus, St. Anna Selbdritt in the high altar, frame of the Stations of the Cross, angels at the choir entrance, St. Aloysius, St. Agnes.
  • Heinsberg , Marian column.
  • Heinsberg , Paterskirche, Pieta. Since 1958 in St. Gangolf.
  • Karken , church, altar, communion bench, pulpit, choir stalls.
  • Kempen , Marian column.
  • St. Martinus (Kierdorf) , altarpiece. Three sculptures: Pietà (1896), Sacred Heart (1897), St. Antonius (1898)
  • Laffeld , devotional chapel, statue of the Madonna
  • Steinkirchen (Wassenberg) #St. Martinus , Pieta. Formerly in the abandoned Franciscan monastery of St. Ludwig , Vlodrop

literature

  • Richard Jochims: The "iron" Johann. A symbol of war from the First World War. In: Local calendar of the Heinsberg district , 2014. ISSN  1615-7761 . OCLC 1785040 . Page 147–152
  • Heinz Koulen, Sibylle Cremer: The Heinsberg sculptor Heinrich Josef Koulen (1852-1922). In: Leinpfad, messages from the family research group - Heinsberg district and the surrounding area. OCLC 724273966 . Issue 93, 2014, p. 3179
  • WJ Spehl: Heinrich Josef Koulen. An immortelle wreath on his grave. In: Die Heimat, sheets for local history, folklore and natural history . OCLC 614233603 . 2nd year 1922, pages 103-104

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Our Family History ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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. . Spehl, page 103 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / tng.vollmer-genealogie.de
  2. ↑ Spehl, page 103: "... that he died on the night of October 18-19, 1922."
  3. ^ Koulen / Cremer, page 3181
  4. ↑ Jochims. Spehl, p. 103. Koulen / Cremer, p. 3180
  5. ↑ Spehl, p. 103. Koulen / Cremer, p. 3179
  6. ↑ Spehl, page 103. Koulen / Cremer, page 3180. As well as: Step by step: Experience history (s) on foot, Volume 1. 2008. Full text .
  7. ↑ The Father's Church was destroyed in the war. Severin Corsten: On the founding history of the Heinsberg Franciscan Monastery. Page 33 full text . Step by step: Experience history (s) on foot , Volume 1. 2008. Full text
  8. ↑ Spehl, p. 103. Koulen / Cremer, p. 3179
  9. ↑ Spehl, p. 103. Koulen / Cremer, p. 3180
  10. ↑ restorations and Book editions, Heimatverein der Heinsberger Lande eV . See also the devotional chapel in Laffeld. Homepage of Käthe and Bernd Limburg . Retrieved January 3, 2015
  11. ↑ Creator of the Pieta: The puzzle is solved . Koulen / Cremer, page 3180
personal data
SURNAME Koulen, Heinrich Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Koulen, Heinrich Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Kirchhoven
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1922
Place of death Heinsberg