Hinrich Krock

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hinrich Krock, portrayed by Johann Salomon Wahl

Hinrich Krock , also Henrick or Hendrick , (born July 21, 1671 in Flensburg , † November 18, 1738 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish painter.

Live and act

Hinrich Krock came from a family of long-established Flensburg merchants. His father Valentin Krock (* approx. 1645 in Flensburg; † 1725 at the latest) was married to Walborg, née Peters († 1725 at the earliest). At the age of eleven he began training with the Husum painter Johann Eyerschöttel (1640–1703). In 1688 he moved to Peder Andersen († 1694) in Copenhagen.

Krock knew how to quickly adopt the style of his role models. The Danish royal family became aware of this talent very quickly. It is documented that it financed three trips abroad. From 1688 to 1690 traveled Krock, probably in the wake of Christian Gyldenløves , an illegitimate son of Christian V , by Italy . From 1696 to around 1699 he traveled to the south again for study purposes and from late 1702 to early 1706 at the latest, including Paris. The last trip certainly had the greatest impact on his artistic career. Here he learned from Carlo Maratta in Rome and won two silver medals at a Paris academy.

After his return to Copenhagen, Krock received in particular orders from the Danish royal family. Friedrich IV. And then Christian VI. gave him the majority of the orders as patrons. Here Krock created large wall and ceiling paintings for the new buildings of the castles Fredensborg and Hirschholm and the conversions of the castles Frederiksberg and Christiansborg , mostly with mythological scenes. He had a large workshop that was able to do the laborious work of decorating the buildings. But he also designed altarpieces. Many of his works have not been preserved, either because they fell victim to a fire, for example in Christiansborg Palace, or because the buildings were later renovated. Krock was therefore forgotten for a long time, but as a painter it definitely had an influence on Danish art. While before his work almost exclusively Dutch painters had shaped the developments in the north, Krock brought other influences. His numerous works show that he certainly knew how to work in the baroque style . From 1700 to 1738 croquet shaped the artistic development in Copenhagen with his style. With his works, he met the representational needs of Danish absolutism . His contemporary Benoît Le Coffre , who also received many decorative commissions, did not come close to this importance.

In 1701 Krock initiated an "artist society" which was supposed to cultivate the sciences and arts. It was a not unimportant predecessor organization of the Royal Danish Academy of Art . He pursued the goal of creating an academy similar to those in Italy and France. In 1738, the year Krock died, Christian VI transferred. initially croquet, then the sculptor Louis August le Clerc, together with the Venetian painter Hieronimo Miani, managed such an institution. A complete teaching operation came into being under Friedrich V.

Krock was one of the renowned residents of Copenhagen with a high social position. He bought a house on Ny Vestergade. He also married into the most respected families of the Danish bourgeoisie. In 1702 he was permanently appointed, in 1706 appointed by the king as "court signer", in 1722 as chancellery. Friedrich IV confirmed him as court painter in 1731.

Works

family

Krock married Helle Cathrine Robring on August 16, 1707 (* around 1683; buried on March 7, 1718 in Copenhagen). Her father Hans Nielsen was married to Kristine Robring and worked as an assessor in the Board of Commerce and director of the alum plant in Andrarum . Krock's first marriage had a son who died in 1744.

On November 17, 1722, Krock married Elisabeth Wilhelmine Magdalene Cumm (baptized on October 17, 1701 in Munich ; buried on November 2, 1723 in Copenhagen). Her father was the country physician Chilian Cumm in Dannenberg. The marriage remained childless.

In their third marriage, Krock married Armgott Sophie Koefoed on April 26, 1724 (born June 16, 1693 in Copenhagen; † September 14, 1773 there). Her father Absalon Hansen Koefoed was married to Anna Marie Wigand Bichelbecker and worked as administrator of Hadersleben . There were no children from this marriage either.

literature

Web links

Commons : Hendrik Krock  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. ^ FJ Meier: Henrik Krock . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 9 : Jyde – Køtschau . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1895, p. 503-504 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
  2. ↑ Sys Hamann: Hendrik Krock in: Weilbach's artist dictionary
  3. ↑ a b c d Sigried Theimann: Krock, Hinrich . In: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Volume 6. 1982, p. 152.
  4. ↑ a b c d Sigried Theimann: Krock, Hinrich . In: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Volume 6. 1982, p. 153.
  5. ↑ according to Dansk biografisk leksikon deviating Minden
personal data
SURNAME Croquet, Hinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Croquet, Henrick; Croquet, Hendrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish painter
DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1671
PLACE OF BIRTH Flensburg
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1738
Place of death Copenhagen