Jakob Holtmann

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Jakob Holtmann (born March 14, 1863 in Winnekendonk ; † March 3, 1935 in Osnabrück ) was a German sculptor .

Life

After an apprenticeship as a carpenter in Emmerich , Holtmann first worked in Cologne, Berlin and Munich. In the Bavarian capital he attended the arts and crafts school with Anton Hess and the art academy with Josef Eberle , in whose sculpture school at the Munich academy Holtmann enrolled on October 11, 1888.

Holtmann was later awarded the Academy's State Prize. After further years with Professor Philipp Perron in Munich and the monument sculptor Wilhelm Albermann in Cologne, Holtmann settled in Kevelaer around 1892 . Study trips took him through Germany, to Paris, Reims and Strasbourg. The first work in Kevelaer was the renewal of the stucco decorations in the Chapel of Grace ( arabesques , fruit garlands ). He built on the corner of Gelderner Strasse and Antoniusstrasse. 2 a corner house. Here he lived in the middle of the colony of other Kevelaer artists. For three years he went on study trips to Munich and Italy, where he studied ancient art. Josef Picker was his student from 1912 to 1914 .

After the death of the Osnabrück cathedral sculptor Heinrich Seling (1842–1912), Holtmann came to Osnabrück in 1914 on the initiative of the later Archbishop Hermann Wilhelm Berning . There he took over the workshop of the sculptor Seling, which is located in Herderstr. 4 found. Around 1925, around 15 people were employed in Holtmann's studio, including carvers, ornamenters, painters and joiners. He spent the last 20 years of his life in Osnabrück. One of his most important works is the Christmas crib in Osnabrück Cathedral (1919–1929). The Christmas crib of the Kamp Abbey Church in Kamp-Lintfort is also attributed to Holtmann.

literature

  • Peter Lingens: The sculptor Jakob Holtmann (1863-1935). In: Our home. Sheets of the Association for Heritage Protection and Museum Funding eV Kevelaer , 88 (1997). Part 1 in No. 2, pp. 65-66; Part 2 in No. 3, pp. 69-71.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The child on straw and moss . In: RP-Online December 24, 2011, accessed December 15, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Holtmann, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnekendonk
DATE OF DEATH March 3, 1935
Place of death Osnabrück