Tönnies Blome (sculptor)
Tönnies Blome (born before 1632 ; died September 30, 1666 in Hanover ) was a German sculptor and carver .
Life
Tönnies Blome came from a respected Hanoverian family of artisans . After his marriage, he had ten children, but only one daughter, who in turn married a sculptor, reached adulthood.
During the Thirty Years' War , Blome took over the workshop of the murdered sculptor Jeremias Sutel in Hanover in 1632 . From 1637 until his death in 1666, Blome lived in the house at Koebelingerstraße 24 in Hanover .
Famous works
- Crucifix of the Margarethenkirche in Gehrden
- 1643: colored baptismal font in St. Vitus Church in Wilkenburg ; Letters " MTB " for "Master Tönnies Blome"
literature
- Helmut Zimmermann : Die Kunsthandwerkerfamilie Blome , in: Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter , New Series Volume 21 (1967), pp. 55 ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Bernd Adam, Michael A. Flechtner: The St. Vitus Church in Wilkenburg - Nine centuries of planning and building history . Celle. Ströher-Druck 2001, p. 62 and note 213 on p. 78
- ↑ a b c d Community letter Ev.-luth. Margarethengemeinde Gehrden , April-July 2011/3 edition, p. 8; via docplayer.org
- ↑ Helmut Zimmermann: Die Kunsthandwerkerfamilie Blome , in: Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter , New Series Volume 21 (1967), pp. 55 ff .; limited preview in Google Book search
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blome, Tönnies |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor and carver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th century or 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1666 |
| Place of death | Hanover |