Jerzy Hankis

Altar in the Carmelite Church Krakow, 1699/1701

Jerzy Hankis (Latin Georgius Hankis ; * 1653 in Wilamowice , Silesia District , Poland-Lithuania , † around 1715 ) was a Silesian carver in Cracow .

Life

Pulpit in St. Joseph's Church in Krakow, around 1697

Hankis came from a Calvinist family in the Polish part of Silesia. In 1687 he received citizenship in Kraków and became a member of the carpenters' guild.

Works (selection)

Georg Hankis created altars, pulpits and other works of art in churches in Krakow and Lesser Poland.

Parish church Książ Wielki , 1682, altar (attribution?)
Bernardine Church of St. Josef Krakow, around 1697, main altar, four side altars, pulpit
Carmelite Church Krakow, 1699–1701, one of the largest altars in Poland at that time
Church of St. Florian Krakau, 1703, crucifix, Gothic replica after Veit Stoss , with the inscription 1703 Georgius Hankis fecit
Church of the Assumption of Mary Tarnobrzeg , around 1706, main altar
Wilamowice Church , 1707, pulpit
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Książ Mały , 1710, main altar

literature

Tomasz Pasteczka: Jerzy Hankis, snycerz krakowski . IHS UI, Kraków 2005 (Master's thesis)

Web links

Jerzy Hanki's Sacralne Dziadziectwo Małopolski, with photos and references (Polish)

Individual evidence

↑ Jerzy Hankis Sacralne Dziadziectwo Małopolski, with photos (Polish)
↑ ołtarz główny Kościół Karmelitów w Krakowie, biographical with some information
^ A Crucifix in the Chancel Arch in St Florian's Church in Cracow by Adam Organisty and M. Walczak, summary of an article from 2005 (English); after a crucifix by Veit Stoss in St. Mary's Church in Krakow from around 1497
^ Anna Badura, Anna Krzemińska: Wydatki związane z budową kościoła w Wilamowicach na początku XVIII wieku. In: Pisma humanistyczne. 1. 1999. pp. 69–82, here p. 80 PDF , entry in the church's expenditure directory, for 180 tymps
↑ Ołtarz główny Parafia NMP w Kziążu Małym (Polish)

personal data
SURNAME	Hankis, Jerzy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hankisz, Jerzy; Henkis, Jerzy; Hankis, Georgius (Latin form of name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Silesian carver in Cracow
DATE OF BIRTH	1653
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wilamowice , Silesia District , Poland-Lithuania
DATE OF DEATH	around 1715

[1] Jerzy Hankis Sacralne Dziadziectwo Małopolski, with photos (Polish)

[2] łtarz główny Kościół Karmelitów w Krakowie, biographical with some information

[3] A Crucifix in the Chancel Arch in St Florian's Church in Cracow by Adam Organisty and M. Walczak, summary of an article from 2005 (English); after a crucifix by Veit Stoss in St. Mary's Church in Krakow from around 1497

[4] Anna Badura, Anna Krzemińska: Wydatki związane z budową kościoła w Wilamowicach na początku XVIII wieku. In: Pisma humanistyczne. 1. 1999. pp. 69–82, here p. 80 PDF , entry in the church's expenditure directory, for 180 tymps

[5] Ołtarz główny Parafia NMP w Kziążu Małym (Polish)