Johann Georg Knoll
Johann Georg Knoll (* around 1644 in Swabia ; † November 11, 1704 in Breslau ) was a German architect and builder. Among his students was the architect Christoph Hackner .
Life
Johann Georg Knoll, who came from Swabia, came to Breslau in 1662, where he initially worked in the workshop of D. Roch. From 1674 he worked for the Wroclaw builder Matthäus Biener (1630–1692), whose daughter he married.
With his first draft for the Liegnitz Jesuit College from 1698, Knoll provided the decisive impetus for the development of the Silesian Baroque. A two-tower domed church with a curved facade was planned, based on the model of the Salzburg Trinity Church . Knoll's simplified design from 1700 still follows the style of the 17th century and also shows the stylistic influence of Fischer von Erlach .
On behalf of the Breslau bishop Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg , Knoll built a riding stable and a riding school together with the master mason and stonemason Siegmund Lindner from 1696 to 1701 on the Breslau Cathedral Island, which was called the “Princely-Episcopal Riding School”. The magnificent building was destroyed in a fire on Cathedral Island in 1759.
Works (selection)
- 1689–1698: Church of the Name of Jesus (later Matthias Church ) in Breslau, until 1692 together with Matthäus Biener; 1704–1706 painted by Johann Michael Rottmayr .
- 1689–1702: Former Poor Clare Monastery of St. Klara, Breslau, Ritterplatz (from 1811 Ursuline Church and Monastery of St. Klara and Hedwig , now pl. Biskupa Nankiera): Fundamental reconstruction of the ensemble in the Baroque style.
- 1698: Former Premonstratensian Church of St. Vinzenz , Breslau, Ritterplatz (now Greek Catholic Church of St. Vinzenz , pl. Biskupa Nankiera): extension of the baroque vestibule on the south side of the church.
- 1702: Marian column next to the St. Vincent Church
- 1700–1706: New construction of the Liegnitz Jesuit College on the site of the former Franciscan monastery, which was handed over to the Jesuits in 1698. After Knoll's death in 1704, the Jesuit college was completed by his colleague Martin Frantz .
literature
- Dehio Handbook of Art Monuments in Poland. Silesia. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich et al. 2005, ISBN 3-422-03109-X , p. 527, 1071f. and 1077.
- Hugo Weczerka (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical places . Volume: Silesia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 316). Kröner, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3 , pp. 116-123, 48 and 291.
- Ludwig Petry and Josef Joachim Menzel: History of Silesia Vol. 2. The Habsburg period 1526–1740. 3rd, unchanged. Ed., 2000, ISBN 3-7995-6342-3 , pp. 182 and 186.
- Encyclopedia Wrocławia . Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2006, ISBN 83-7384-561-5 , p. 381.
- Stanisław Łoza: Architekci i budowniczowie w Polsce , Warszawa 1954, p. 149.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to the handbook of historical places, p. 291.
- ↑ http://www.franzludwig.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/FurstbischofBreslau.pdf p. 37
- ↑ Information here after Dehio; According to the handbook of historical sites, p. 48, the construction time is given as 1693–98.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knoll, Johann Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect and builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1644 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Swabia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1704 |
| Place of death | Wroclaw |