Johann Wilhelm Groeninger

John Wilhelm Gröninger (* 1675 / 77 in Muenster , † 1724 in Billerbeck ) was a German sculptor of the late Baroque , which especially in Westphalia worked.

Johann Wilhelm was the son of Johann Mauritz Gröninger . After the death of his father, whose style influenced him, he took over his workshop. In addition, his works already show clear signs of the elegant, graceful Rococo .

Life and works

Epitaph of the Canon Ferdinand von Plettenberg in the cathedral of Münster

After his wanderings, Gröninger settled in Münster between 1701 and 1704 and initially worked with his father (altars in Trier Cathedral, 1701/03), and around 1709/10 he moved to Billerbeck. His most important work was the completion of the tomb of Ferdinand von Plettenberg († 1712, Münster , St. Paulus Dom , Johanneschor) in the succession of his father. In addition, there is the Gerdemann altar from 1722 in the St. Paulus Cathedral in Münster as well as bridge sculptures and garden sculptures in alabaster, stone and wood. In 1721 he made ancient figures of gods for Nordkirchen Castle . He originally made four statues of the church fathers Hieronymus , Ambrosius , Augustine and Gregory the Great for the chapel of Hülshoff Castle . Their client, Heinrich-Johann von Droste zu Hülshoff (1677–1739) donated them for the church of St. Pantaleon (Roxel) , where they are still located. The Hüchtenbruch epitaph in the Protestant Church of Hünxe is from 1717 with rich heraldic decorations and three portrait busts.

Works by Gröninger are exhibited in the LWL State Museum for Art and Cultural History in Münster.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ deutschefotothek.de Status: December 23, 2007.

literature

• Udo Grote: Gröninger, Johann Wilhelm , In: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, Vol. 62, Leipzig 2009, pp. 470–473.
• Theodor Rensing : To the genealogy of the Gröninger . In: Alois Schröer (Ed.): Monasterium. Festschrift for the 700th anniversary of the consecration of Paulus Cathedral in Münster . Regensberg Verlag, Münster 1966, pp. 137–148.