Johann Georg Achbauer the Younger
Johann Georg Achbauer the Younger (also: Aichbauer, Aychbauer, Aichpam, Aichpaur, Euchbaur ; Czech: Jan Jiři Achbauer ml .; Born September 10, 1680 in Prague ; † June 22, 1737 ibid) was a Bohemian builder of the Baroque .
biography
Johann Georg Achbauer came from a family of builders. His parents were the builder of the same name Johann Georg the Elder. Ä. from Landl in Upper Austria and Anna Maria Lang from Leitmeritz . She widowed in 1683 and on March 3, 1685 married the master builder Christoph Dientzenhofer , who was responsible for Johann Georg's education. Together with his son Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer , Johann Georg stayed in Vienna, where both are said to have worked in the workshop of Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt .
With the support of his stepfather, Johann Georg received a five-year contract in 1716 for the construction of fortifications in Brno . In 1728 he expanded the St. Prokop Church in Prague by adding a sacristy. On behalf of Baron Johann Ignatius von Putz and Adlerthurn, Johann Georg built the Trinity Church in Prague's New Town from 1708–1713 together with Octavio Broggio and Christoph Dientzenhofer . 1734–1735 he and his stepbrother KI Dientzenhofer rebuilt the Church of the Nativity in the Loreto shrine on the Hradschin .
As a builder of the North Bohemian possessions of Count Harrach , the following church buildings are attributed to him:
- Jiříkov (1724)
- Jilemnice (1729)
- Staré Křečany (1736)
Johann Georg's wife is not known by name. In 1707 and 1719 his children were baptized in St. Nicholas on the Lesser Town in Prague . The builder Antonio Giovanni Lurago is proven to be the godfather.
literature
- S. Ihle: Achenbauer, Johann Georg . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 1, Seemann, Leipzig 1983, ISBN 3-598-22741-8 , p. 218 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The statement in the AKl: "Semily (formerly Starkenbach)" is incomprehensible. Presumably "Jilemnice (formerly Starkenbach) Okres Semily" is meant.
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| SURNAME | Achbauer, Johann Georg the Younger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Achbauer, Johann Georg the Younger; Aichbauer, Johann Georg; Aychbauer, Johann Georg; Aichpam, Johann Georg; Aichpaur, Johann Georg; Euchbaur, Johann Georg; Achbauer, Jan Jiři ml. (Czech) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | bohemian builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1680 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 1737 |
| Place of death | Prague |