Johann Schretter

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Altar painting of the Annunciation, Church of the Annunciation, Hrodna, 1646

Johann Schretter (also Schroetter ; * around 1620 ; † February 20, 1685 ) was a German painter in Poland-Lithuania .

Life

Johann Schretter came from Prussian Stargard (or Danzig ?) In Polish Prussia . The earliest mention of him is from 1641. Schretter lived temporarily in Frombork in Warmia and in 1646 painted several altar paintings for the new Brigittenkirche in Grodno, then Lithuanian . He then went to Vilnius (Wilna), but emigrated to Königsberg in Prussia in 1655 because of the war and then returned to Vilnius.

Johann Schretter was in contact with other painters in the city. A student Johann was named in 1677. Schretter was a member of the Martinsbruderschaft at the Jesuit Church of St. Ignatius and was temporarily its chairman.

Act

Katarzyna Potocka and Maria Lupu, 1646

Portraits and altar paintings by Johann Schretter have been preserved in museums and churches in Belarus, Poland and Lithuania. The people depicted are statically represented, with fine details and mostly a dark background.

Works (selection)

  • 1646 altar paintings "Annunciation", "Saint Brigitta", "Saint Anna" and others, Church of the Annunciation Hrodna (Grodno)
  • 1646 portrait of Katarzyna Potocka and Maria Lupa, wives of Jan Radziwiłłow
  • around 1665 Portrait of Mikołaj Słupski

literature

  • E. Kamieniecka: Portrety Jana Szrettera . In: Rocznik Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie . Warszawa, 1973. T. 17.
  • J. Jodkowski: Nieznane prace J. Szrettera i F. Lekszyckiego . In: Biuletyn historii sztuki . 1948. №1.
  • Лугаваене А .: Шрэтэр . In: БЭ ў 18 т. Т. 17. Міньск 2003. pp. 466–467.
  • Jonah Šrėteris . In: Lietuvos dailininkų žodyną XVI – XVIII a. T. 1. Vilnius 2005. p. 236

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Schretter, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schroetter, Johann; Schroeter Johann; Szretter, Jan (modern Polish spelling); Šreteris, Jona (Lithuanian spelling); Шрэтэр, Іаган (Belarusian spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter in Poland-Lithuania
DATE OF BIRTH around 1620
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1685