Paul Gladbach

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Paul Gladbach's pulpit in the St. Nikolauskirche in Rüthen

Paul Gladbach († January 27, 1688 in Rüthen ) was a German sculptor and painter. He is one of the leading designers of baroque church furnishings in the Duchy of Westphalia .

Life

Gladbach's activity is first documented in Geseke in 1667 , before he acquired the citizenship of the town of Rüthen in 1668 , of which he was a member from 1678 - with a short interruption - until his death. In 1670 he signed the marriage bond, which resulted in eight children.

Gladbach worked with various master builders of his time, in particular the collaboration with Ambrosius von Oelde could be confirmed . The "Rarus Sculptor" ("unique sculptor") Paul Gladbach, as he is referred to in contemporary church registers, also had special relationships with the Capuchin Order , who engaged him several times (cf. the furnishings of the monastery churches in Paderborn and Werne ).

Work and style

Gladbach's sculptures and altars are represented in almost all regions of Westphalia, so that his workshop can be considered one of the most fertile in the former duchy. The preserved carved altars show him as a “master of a down-to-earth, high-quality baroque”.

From today's perspective, the altars of Marienmünster Abbey - some of Gladbach's works fell victim to fire or theft over time - as Gladbach's main work. In addition to Rüthen (pulpit and Elisabeth altar of St. Nicholas' Church ), other works were also produced, for example, in Werne (interior decoration of the monastery church of the Capuchin monastery ), Paderborn (interior decoration of the church of St. Michael`s monastery ), Oestinghausen (high altar of St. Stephen`s church ) and Warstein (side altars of the old church ) as well as in Soest (organ prospectus of the St. Pauli church ).

Attempts have been made on various occasions to describe Gladbach's peculiar stylistics, for example by   Eberhard Henneböle and Ulrich Grun. Accordingly, his altars often appear “a little swelling” in the middle or lower area, but never top-heavy. The physiognomies of Gladbach's angel heads ( putti ), which seem to have been developed based on natural human models rather than appearing in any way idealized or stylized, are also a special feature : “Gladbach goes so far that some angels make slightly embarrassed faces like Scolded children, for example at the basket in the Rüthener pulpit. "

literature

  • Ebert, Helmut : Lexicon of visual and creative artists in Westphalia-Lippe , Münster 2001
  • Grun, Ulrich: Rarus Sculptor - the Baroque sculptor Paul Gladbach , in: District Soest (Ed.): Calendar of the District Soest , 1988, ZDB -ID 619151-4 , pp. 86–87
  • Henneböle, Eberhard : A master of famous altars , in: Laumanns, Reinhard: Heimatblätter Lippstadt , No. 17 (1960), ZDB -ID 631644-X  
  • Henneböle, Eberhard: stone carver, carver and painter in Rüthen after the 30 Years War until around 1750 , Lippstadt 1974
  • Laumanns, Carl: The Marienmünster Abbey Church, in: Heimatblätter Lippstadt , No. 18 (1955), ZDB -ID 631644-X  
  • Rensing, Theodor : Westfalen ( booklets for history, art and folklore ), ZDB -ID 202700-8  , No. 23 (1938), p. 85
  • Rensing, Theodor: Westfalen (booklets for history, art and folklore ), ZDB -ID 202700-8 No. 25 (1940), p. 94
  • Trier, Dankmar: Paul Gladbach , in: v. Beyer, Andreas u. a. (Ed.): General Artist Lexicon (DeGruyter), Berlin 2020

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dankmar Trier: Paul Gladbach . In: von Beyer, Andreas (Hrsg.): Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon . De Gruyter, Berlin 2020, ISBN 3-363-00113-4 .
  2. ^ Ulrich Grun: Rarus Sculptor - the Baroque sculptor Paul Gladbach . In: District of Soest (ed.): Calendar of the district of Soest . Soest 1988, p. 86 u. 87 .
  3. ^ Dankmar Trier: Paul Gladbach . In: von Beyer, Andreas (Hrsg.): Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon . De Gruyter, Berlin 2020, ISBN 3-363-00113-4 .
  4. ^ Ulrich Grun: Rarus Sculptor - the Baroque sculptor Paul Gladbach . In: District of Soest (ed.): Calendar of the district of Soest . Soest 1988, p. 86 .
  5. ^ Ulrich Grun: Rarus Sculptor - the Baroque sculptor Paul Gladbach . In: District of Soest (ed.): Calendar of the district of Soest . Soest 1988, p. 87 .
  6. ↑ Eberhard Henneböle: master builder, stone carver, carver and painter in Rüthen after the Thirty Years' War until around 1750 . Lippstadt 1974, p. 33 .
  7. ^ Eberhard Henneböle: Steinhauer, picture carver and painter in Rüthen after the Thirty Years' War until around 1750 . Lippstadt 1974, p. 38 .
  8. ^ Ulrich Grun: Rarus Sculptor - the Baroque sculptor Paul Gladbach . In: District of Soest (ed.): Calendar of the district of Soest . Soest 1988, p. 86 .
  9. ^ Ulrich Grun: Rarus Sculptor - the Baroque sculptor Paul Gladbach . In: District of Soest (ed.): Calendar of the district of Soest . Soest 1988, p. 86 .
  10. ^ Eberhard Henneböle: Steinhauer, picture carver and painter in Rüthen after the Thirty Years' War until around 1750 . Lippstadt 1974, p. 37 .
  11. ^ Ulrich Grun: Rarus Sculptor - the Baroque sculptor Paul Gladbach . In: District of Soest (ed.): Calendar of the district of Soest . Soest 1988, p. 87 .
personal data
SURNAME Gladbach, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 1688
Place of death Rüthen